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.
Blakey
Caroline M
CM
Research and Education Department, South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, Epsom Hospital, Dorking Road, Epsom, KT18 7EG,UK. cblakey4121@hotmail.com
Biant
Leela C
LC
Kavanagh
Thomas G
TG
Field
Richard E
RE
D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation
D001843:Bone Cements