title: Catastrophic failure of a conforming type of total knee replacement: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Center for Hip and Knee Surgery, Mooresville, IN 46158, USA.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ritter
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Furman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D003460:Crystallization; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
chemical_list: D011095:Polyethylenes