Catastrophic failure of a conforming type of total knee replacement: a case report.
A case study is presented to illustrate the concept of femoral component failure secondary to polyethylene wear in a 67 year old man, 13 years after he had conforming type total knee replacements. This case illustrates the theory that this observed problem may be a leading cause of failure in conforming and nonconforming total knee replacements in the future.
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Center for Hip and Knee Surgery, Mooresville, IN 46158, USA.
Ritter
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Montgomery
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Furman
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Li
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Wright
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D000368:Aged; D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D003460:Crystallization; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
D011095:Polyethylenes