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Abstract
Five cases of fractured ceramic heads occurring 1-2 years after primary hip arthroplasty are reported. All fractures occurred without significant trauma. As the mechanism of these failures has not been clarified, the authors have stopped using ceramic heads.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8301272 DOI: 10.1016/0883-5403(93)90001-k
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Arthroplasty ISSN: 0883-5403 Impact factor: 4.757