Failure of cement-in-shell acetabular liner exchange.
Cement-in-shell acetabular liner exchange is a revision surgery option for cases of total hip arthroplasty (THA) with polyethylene wear where direct liner exchange is not possible. A replacement liner is cemented into a well fixed uncemented acetabular shell, avoiding the morbidity associated with acetabular shell component revision. We present a case of dissociation of an acetabular liner at the cement-liner interface, three years following liner exchange without radiographic evidence to indicate the diagnosis.
Research and Education Department, South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, Epsom Hospital, Dorking Road, Epsom, KT18 7EG,UK. cblakey4121@hotmail.com
Caroline M
CM
Blakey
Leela C
LC
Biant
Thomas G
TG
Kavanagh
Richard E
RE
Field
D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation
D001843:Bone Cements