title: Disassembly of a modular humeral prosthesis. A case report.
abstract: A modular humeral hemiarthroplasty utilizing a prosthesis with a taper-lock design was performed on a 77-year-old woman with a diagnosis of rotator cuff arthropathy. Radiographic examination at 3 months after surgery revealed disarticulation of the modular head and neck from the humeral prosthetic stem. This is a case report of a disarticulated modular humeral hemiarthroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Los Angeles Orthopaedic Institute, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sisto
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: France
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Blazina
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Hirsh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000473:pathology; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*