Early failure for wear after ceramic-on-highly cross-linked polyethylene total hip arthroplasty: a case report

Abstract Background Highly cross-linked polyethylene (HXLPE) enhances the anti-wear characteristics of the conventional polyethylene (PE). Early failure for wear after ceramic-on-highly cross-linked polyethylene (CoHXLPE) total hip arthroplasty (THA) is extremely rare. Case presentation We described...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chenkai Li, Haining Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-020-03697-1