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FRACTURE OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: REPORT ON TWO CASES

The authors report the rare occurrence of two cases of fracture of the tibial component in total knee arthroplasty. They review the literature and discuss the main factors that can cause failure of the implants.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: da Palma, Idemar Monteiro, Albuquerque, Rodrigo Pires e, Barretto, João Maurício
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27047828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30205-6
Descripción
Sumario:The authors report the rare occurrence of two cases of fracture of the tibial component in total knee arthroplasty. They review the literature and discuss the main factors that can cause failure of the implants.