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Management of a broken modular femoral stem following total hip arthroplasty in a patient with sickle cell disease using an endofemoral trephine reamer: A case report

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Breakage of the femoral stem with intact bone is a rare complication that has only been reported once. Sickle cell disease (SCD) patients are more prone to variable complications due to the nature of their disease. We discuss how to safely remove a fixed broken stem usin...

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Autores principales: Arafah, Mohammad A., Almalki, Abdulrahman H., Arafah, Orfan M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8073198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33812800
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.02.029