Fracture of the insert cone of a polyethylene liner in a failed posterior-stabilized, rotating-platform total knee arthroplasty

Failures unique to posterior cruciate-substituting total knee prostheses rarely include polyethylene post fractures but have been described. We report a case involving a fracture of the distal insert cone of a rotating-platform (RP) polyethylene liner in a primary total knee arthroplasty. This case...

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Main Authors: Marc R. Angerame, MD, Jason M. Jennings, MD, DPT, Douglas A. Dennis, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344117301334