Early failure of a modular femoral neck total hip arthroplasty component: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1514-1517

  Wilson, David A J ^a   Dunbar, Michael J ^a   Amirault, John D ^a   Farhat, Zoheir ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC OSTEOTOMY; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION;

EID: 77954650706     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01107     Document Type: Article

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