Catastrophic failure of a conforming type of total knee replacement : A case report

Catastrophic failure of a conforming type of total knee replacement : A case report

A case study is presented to illustrate the concept of femoral component failure secondary to polyethylene wear in a 67 year old man, 13 years after he had conforming type total knee replacements. This case illustrates the theory that this observed problem may be a leading cause of failure in confor...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical orthopaedics and related research 1996-12, Vol.333 (333), p.234-238
Hauptverfasser: LI, E. C, RITTER, M. A, MONTGOMERY, T, FURMAN, B. D, LI, S, WRIGHT, T. M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Calorimetry, Differential Scanning
Crystallization
Humans
Knee Prosthesis
Male
Medical sciences
Orthopedic surgery
Polyethylenes - therapeutic use
Prosthesis Failure
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
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Zusammenfassung:A case study is presented to illustrate the concept of femoral component failure secondary to polyethylene wear in a 67 year old man, 13 years after he had conforming type total knee replacements. This case illustrates the theory that this observed problem may be a leading cause of failure in conforming and nonconforming total knee replacements in the future.
ISSN:0009-921X
1528-1132
DOI:10.1097/00003086-199612000-00025