Fatigue fracture of the femoral component in a mobile bearing knee prosthesis

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 274-281

  Lemaire, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Femoral component; Stress fracture; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE; PROSTHESIS; REOPERATION; STRESS FRACTURE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REOPERATION;

EID: 77952364768     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Australian Orthopaedic Association. National Joint Replacement Registry. Annual Report 2009 www.dmac.adelaide.edu.au/aoanjrr/publications.jsp (accessed 28/12/2009).
2. Chun CH, Song JI, Nam KS, Lee JS. [Fracture of the femoral component in total knee arthroplasty using Whiteside Ortholoc prosthesis with cement-metallurgical study by SEM and EDS.] (in Korean). J Korean Knee Soc 1997 ; 9 : 145-151.
3. Cook SD, Thomas KA. Fatigue failure of noncemented porous-coated implants. A retrieval study. J Bone Joint Surg 1991 ; 73-B : 20-24.
4. Duffy GP, Murray BE, Trousdale RR. Hybrid total knee arthroplasty analysis of component failures at an average of 15 years. J Arthroplasty 2007 ; 22 : 1112-1115.
5. Grupp TM, Kaddick C, Schwiesau J, Maas A, Stulberg SD. Fixed and mobile bearing total knee arthroplasty - influence on wear generation, corresponding wear areas, knee kinematics and particle composition. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2009 ; 24 : 210-217.
6. Han CD, Han CW, Yang IH. Femoral component fracture due to osteolysis after cemented mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 2009 ; 24: 323.e7-323.el2.
7. Huang CH, Yang CY, Cheng CK. Fracture of the femoral component associated with polyethylene wear and osteolysis after total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 1999 ; 14 : 375-379.
8. Huang CH, Ma HM, Liau JJ, Ho FY, Cheng CK. Osteolysis in failed total knee arthroplasty : a comparison of mobile-bearing and fixed-bearing knees. J Bone Joint Surg 2002 ; 84-A : 2224-2229.
9. Huang CH, Ho FY, Ma HM et al. Particle size and morphology of UHMWPE wear debris in failed total knee arthroplasties - a comparison between mobile bearing and fixed bearing knees. J Orthop Res 2002 ; 20: 1038-1041.
10. Luring C, Perlick L, Schubert T, Tingart M. A rare cause for knee pain : fracture of the femoral component after TKR. A case report. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrose 2007 ; 15 : 756-757.
11. Michos J, Rallis J, Fassoulas A. Fracture of femoral component in a resurfacing total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 2006 ; 21 : 1068-1071. (Pubitemid 44485417)
12. Norwegian Arthroplasty Register. 2008 Report http://www.haukeland.no/nrl/ eng/Report2008.pdf (accessed 28 12 2009).
13. th Annual Report. www.njrcentre.org.uk (accessed 28/12/ 2009).
14. Swarts E, Miller SJ, Keogh CV, Lim G, Beaver RJ. Fractured Whiteside Ortholoc II knee components. J Arthroplasty 2001 ; 16 : 927-934.
15. Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Register. www.knee.nko.se/english/online/ thePages/contact.php (accessed 28/12/2009).
16. Toshiki A, Sadafumi I, Yasunorisi S et al. A case report of femoral component fracture after total knee arthroplasty. J East Japan Orthop Traumatology 1999 ; 11 : 197-200.
17. Wada M, Imura S, Bo A, Baba H, Miyazaki T. Stress fracture of the femoral component in total knee replacement : a report of 3 cases. Int Orthop 1997 ; 21: 54-55.
18. Whiteside LA, Fosco DR, Brooks JG Jr. Fracture of the femoral component in cementless total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1993 ; 286 : 71-77.