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Abstract
Ceramic debris embedded in a polyethylene liner was identified as the cause for rapid metal wear after revision total hip arthroplasty when a broken ceramic head was replaced by a metal head. Removal of an intrapelvic foreign body granuloma and rerevision hip arthroplasty had to be performed within 2 years after the first revision.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17275651 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.01.030
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Arthroplasty ISSN: 0883-5403 Impact factor: 4.757