Fracture of the Modular Femoral Neck Component in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 196.e1-196.e5

  Ellman, Michael B ^a   Levine, Brett R ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue fracture; Modular neck; Prosthesis; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS FRACTURE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 84870766602     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2011.05.024     Document Type: Article

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