Polyethylene liner dissociation with the Pinnacle acetabular component: should we be concerned?

Between 2007 and 2018, 535 total hip arthroplasties using the uncemented Pinnacle acetabular component (DePuy Synthes, Warsaw, IN) and polyethylene liner were implanted in our unit. Of these, 6 patients presented acutely with liner polyethylene dissociation, giving a rate of liner dissociation of 1....

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Main Authors: Adeel R. Memon, MBBS, MCh, FRCS, David Gwynne-Jones, MA, FRCS, FRACS (Orth)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344119301621