Fracture of a Cross-Linked Polyethylene Liner. A Multifactorial Issue

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 666.e5-666.e8

  Blumenfeld, Thomas J ^a   McKellop, Harry A ^b   Schmalzried, Thomas P ^c   Billi, Fabrizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOINT REPLACEMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue fracture; Highly cross linked polyethylene; Liner exchange; Revision total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FLUOROSCOPY; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REOPERATION; STRESS FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 79955966749     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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