Incarcerated fracture fragments of Longevity polyethylene liners after total hip arthroplasty

Highly cross-linked polyethylene liners are widely used in total hip arthroplasty because they experience lower wear rates than conventional polyethylene liners. However, the cross-linking process does decrease the resistance of polyethylene to fatigue failure and fracture. This report describes 2 c...

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Main Authors: Michael A. Yee, MD, Thomas J. O'Keefe, MD, Suzanne Winter, MS, CCRC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
THA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344115001132