Femoral prosthesis neck fracture following total hip arthroplasty — a systematic review

Femoral prosthesis neck fracture following total hip arthroplasty — a systematic review

Abstract Purpose Head-neck modularity was introduced into total hip arthroplasty to provide more intraoperative surgical options. However, modularity led to new problems, such as trunnionosis and fractures of the femoral prosthesis neck. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for hip...

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Main Authors: P. G. van Doesburg, E. J. van Langelaan, I. Apachitei, M. R. Bénard, S. H. M. Verdegaal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Arthroplasty
Subjects:
Total hip arthroplasty
Fatigue fracture
Trunnionosis
Corrosion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42836-020-00047-3

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