title: Fracture of ceramic femoral heads in total hip arthroplasty.
abstract: Five cases of fractured ceramic heads occurring 1-2 years after primary hip arthroplasty are reported. All fractures occurred without significant trauma. As the mechanism of these failures has not been clarified, the authors have stopped using ceramic heads.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, County Hospital of Hillerød, Denmark.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hølmer
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002516:Ceramics; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation