Corrosion-induced fracture of a double-modular hip prosthesis: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1522-1525

  Atwood, Sara A ^a   Patten, Eli W ^a   Bozic, Kevin J ^b   Pruitt, Lisa A ^a   Ries, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC OSTEOTOMY; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIP; HUMAN; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; BODY SIZE; CORROSION; EQUIPMENT; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BODY SIZE; CORROSION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 77954654247     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00980     Document Type: Article

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