Component Size Mismatch of Metal on Metal Hip Arthroplasty: An Avoidable Never Event

Abstract Size mismatch of components used in total hip arthroplasty is a serious, preventable patient safety incident of unknown prevalence as many cases are not detected. Component size mismatch was found in 11 cases (0.9%) at our retrieval centre. All cases of mismatch were not detected on plain r...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of arthroplasty 2014-08, Vol.29 (8), p.1629-1634
Hauptverfasser: Whittaker, Robert K., BSc, Hexter, Adam, BSc, MBBS, Hothi, Harry S., BEng, MSc, PhD, Panagiotidou, Anna, BSc, MBBS, MRCS, Bills, Paul J., BEng, MSc, PhD, Skinner, John A., MBBS, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Orth), Hart, Alister J., MA, MD, FRCS (Orth)
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