| Literature DB >> 14530854 |
Konstantinos Panousis1, Claire Murnaghan, Petra Koettig, Peter Grigoris.
Abstract
We report the failure of a femoral component in a unicompartmental knee replacement 6 years after implantation. The implant fractured 15 mm from the anterior tip, and scanning electron microscopy confirmed fatigue to be the cause of failure. The clinical and laboratory findings are presented, and the causes and implications of this mode of implant failure are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14530854 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-003-0434-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc ISSN: 0942-2056 Impact factor: 4.342