“Off-label” Usage of an Oxidized Zirconium Femoral Head in Revision of a Total Hip Arthroplasty with Mechanically Assisted Crevice Corrosion and a Legacy Taper

We present a case of a 72-year-old male with a history of a late 1980s metal-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty who presented with unilateral leg vascular compromise, joint pain, and stiffness and subsequently underwent revision for adverse local tissue reaction secondary to mechanically assiste...

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Main Authors: Andrew D. Lachance, BA, ENS, MC, USNR, Brian J. McGrory, MD, MS, Robert A. Christman, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344121000121