Trunnion fracture of femoral prosthesis following a large metal-on-metal uncemented total hip arthroplasty: a case report

Trunnion fracture of femoral prosthesis following a large metal-on-metal uncemented total hip arthroplasty: a case report

Abstract Background Trunnion fracture of the femoral prosthesis is an extremely rare complication following Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA). There are very few reports in literature on trunnion fracture. All previously reported cases are of prostheses with smaller heads, unlike the large metal-on-metal...

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Main Authors: Krishna Kiran Eachempati, Chandra Sekhar Dannana, Sunil Apsingi, Vinay Kishore Ponnala, Giridhar Boyapati, Apurve Parameswaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Arthroplasty
Subjects:
Trunnion fracture
Metal on metal
Revision hip arthroplasty
Trunnionosis
Uncemented hip arthroplasty
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42836-020-00055-3

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