A Liner Breakage in Total Hip Arthroplasty after Using 1st Generation Highly Cross Linked Polyethylene Mated against 36-mm Metal Head: A Case Report

It has been known the highly cross linked polyethylene (HXLPE) has an advantage of improved wear rate. However, the alteration in mechanical properties such as decreased tensile yield and fatigue strength make concerns about fragility of HXLPE. We experienced a case of HXLPE breakage. But, this case...

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Autores principales: Choi, Won-Kee, Cho, Myung-Rae, Chae, Seung-Bum, Kim, Dong-Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Hip Society 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4972726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27536625
http://dx.doi.org/10.5371/hp.2015.27.3.192

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4972726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27536625
http://dx.doi.org/10.5371/hp.2015.27.3.192

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