Impending Trunnion Failure: An Uncommon Radiographic Presentation of Total Hip Arthroplasty Failure
Trunnionosis is emerging as an early mode of failure in conventional metal-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty. It is defined as wear or corrosion at the trunnion, the taper at the femoral head-neck interface. Trunnion wear can result in a variety of negative sequelae and, in severe cases, necess...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Arthroplasty Today |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344120302533 |