Two stage fracture of a polyethylene post in a 9-year-old posterior-stabilized knee prosthesis: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  D'Angelo, Fabio ^a   Marcolli, Daniele ^a   Bulgheroni, Paolo ^a   Murena, Luigi ^a   Congiu, Terenzio ^a   Cherubino, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE STRESS; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CHAIR; CHILD; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VALGUS KNEE; VARUS KNEE; WALKING AID;

EID: 77952612644     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-4-65     Document Type: Article

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