Disassembly of a modular humeral prosthesis. A case report.
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.
Sisto
D J
DJ
Los Angeles Orthopaedic Institute, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.
France
M P
MP
Blazina
M E
ME
Hirsh
L C
LC
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*