title: Dislocated polyethylene inserts in fixed-bearing total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: Three cases of a dislocated polyethylene insert in a fixed-bearing total knee arthroplasty are presented. This brief report demonstrates the presentation of this rare mode of failure and highlights the unique complications associated with its treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, London Health Sciences Center, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Brent A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lanting
authors.forename: Richard W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: McCalden
authors.forename: Douglas D R
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Naudie
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D020959:Polyethylene; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
chemical_list: D020959:Polyethylene