title: Delayed fracture of the ceramic femoral head after trauma.
abstract: There are various ways in which a total hip arthroplasty may fail catastrophically. Failure of the ceramic femoral head component is well known and described. It may fail because of trauma, but delayed fracture after trauma has not been described previously. This case report describes this phenomenon and postulates a possible mechanism for this failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Epsom General Hospital, London, United Kingdom. crmclean@yahoo.com
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dabis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mok
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D002516:Ceramics; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head; D025981:Hip Injuries; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors