Gross trunnion failure after a metal-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty leading to dissociation at the femoral head-trunnion interface

Gross trunnion failure (GTF) leading to dissociation at the femoral head-trunnion interface is an uncommon complication after total hip arthroplasty (THA). The incidence of this complication is currently unknown due to the limited number of reported cases but it is significantly more common in the c...

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Main Authors: Surajudeen A. Bolarinwa, MD, John M. Martino, MD, Joseph T. Moskal, MD, Michael W. Wolfe, MD, Thomas E. Shuler, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235234411930010X