Fracture of an uncemented tantalum patellar component

A 62-year-old man presented with the acute, atraumatic onset of pain 3 years after uncemented right total knee arthroplasty. He complained of new mechanical locking with the knee held in extension on examination and unable to flex the knee. On the plain radiographs, the patellar component peg was fr...

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Main Authors: Nathan L. Grimm, MD, Robert A. Henderson, MD, MSc, Joseph J. Kavolus, MD, MSCR, Patrick D. Millikan, MD, Paul F. Lachiewicz, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344116000078