Early Failure of a Nonmodular Titanium Femoral Stem After Primary Hip Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 333.e1-333.e5

  Azzam, Khalid A ^a   Austin, Matthew S ^a   Sharkey, Peter F ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

femoral stem; fracture; hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE; TITANIUM;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAPHYSIS; FEMUR; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; MALE; MATERIAL COATING; MOBILIZATION; OSTEOTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 74249100220     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.11.104     Document Type: Article

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