Fracture of an Alumina Femoral Head Used in Ceramic-on-Ceramic Total Hip Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1239.e25-1239.e30

  Rhoads, David P ^a   Baker, Kevin C ^a   Israel, Raj ^a   Greene, Perry W ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

alumina femoral head; ceramic on ceramic THA; fracture; impact trauma

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; COXITIS; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 55649108149     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.09.017     Document Type: Article

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