Initial Misdiagnosis of a Traumatic Ceramic Femoral Head Fracture
A destructive ceramic head fracture was diagnosed 1 year after a serious motorcycle accident in a patient who had undergone primary THA 7 years earlier. Introduction In the 1970s, Boutin implemented ceramic in modern total hip arthroplasty (THA). Although initial fracture rates of 13.4 % fo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Joint Implant Surgery & Research Foundation
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Reconstructive Review |
| Online Access: | https://reconstructivereview.org/ojs/index.php/rr/article/view/47 |