Complete wear-through of a metal-backed acetabular cup in an ambulatory patient

We present a rare case of a patient who presented with complete and rapid wear-through of a ceramic femoral head through a polyethylene liner and titanium acetabular cup. In addition, this patient exhibited significantly elevated serum titanium ion levels, which may serve as a marker of severe metal...

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Main Authors: Michael Alexander-Malahias, MD, PhD, Ivan De Martino, MD, PhD, Alex Gu, BS, Elexis Baral, BS, Timothy M. Wright, PhD, Peter K. Sculco, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344119301372