title: Early catastrophic failure of a porous-coated acetabular cup due to bead shedding. A case report.
abstract: We present a patient in whom an uncemented porous-coated acetabular cup underwent early catastrophic failure due to debonding and was successfully managed with a revision total hip arthroplasty. Early bead shedding of an acetabular cup leading to a sudden component failure requiring revision surgery is a rare event.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. andyhsu1@gmail.com
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Zackary
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Vaughn
authors.forename: James I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Huddleston
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum; D000328:Adult; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation