Bearing failure in a mobile bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: an uncommon presentation of an implant-specific complication

Abstract Background We present two cases of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) bearing failure in this report—one case of bearing dislocation and one case of bearing fracture. The causes of failure in both cases are evaluated in depth and recommendations are provided regarding intraoperative t...

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Main Authors: Sravya P. Vajapey, Paul M. Alvarez, Douglas Chonko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Arthroplasty
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42836-021-00073-9