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Failure Mode Analysis of an Exeter Stem Fracture Initiated at the Introducer Hole: Time for a Design Change?

The fracturing of a hip prosthesis stem at its neck, in the absence of a trauma, is an extremely rare but serious adverse event. The patient in our case was young, active, and tall, thereby putting high mechanical loads on the prosthesis. Radiographs of the initial procedure and blood and synovium a...

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Autores principales: Jeuken, Ralph M., Fransz, Duncan P., Geers, Marc G.D., van Maris, Marc P.F.H.L., ten Broeke, René H.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/PMC8551419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34746345
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2021.07.016