title: A series of four fractured Exeter™ stems in hip arthroplasty.
abstract: We describe the cases of four patients who presented with painful hips and were found to have fractured cemented Exeter™ V40™ stems. Failure was multifactorial. Fractured Exeter™ stems are rarely reported and this series raises a concern that a population of patients may be at risk of such morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Botnar Research Centre, Windmill Road, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK. benjamin.davies@ndorms.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Branford White
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Temple
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000209:etiology*; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome