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Bore Disruption: An Unusual Mechanical Failure of Two Hip Hemiarthroplasties

We report a case of two hemiarthroplasties (HAs) that underwent an unexpected mechanical failure. Two patients affected by femoral fractures were treated with an HA. At 5 and 7 years after surgery, they showed a breakage of the HA at the head–stem junction. We analyzed macroscopically and microscopi...

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Autores principales: Dettoni, Federico, Cottino, Umberto, Spriano, Silvia, Bonasia, Davide Edoardo, Rossi, Roberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5672855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29114631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1601407

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