Failure of Polyethylene Inlays in Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Retrieval Analysis

A retrieval analysis has been performed on 50 polyethylene inlays of cementless screw ring implants (Mecring, Mecron, Berlin, Germany) to investigate the failure mechanism of this specific open cup hip arthroplasty design that has shown a high clinical failure rate. Design-specific damage modes like...

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Main Authors: Ulrike Mueller, Christoph Lee, Christian Heisel, Marc Thomsen, Rudi G. Bitsch, J. Philippe Kretzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5496396