Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4060739 | The Journal of Arthroplasty | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We report on two patients with fracture of a modular, tapered and distally fixed, uncemented titanium revision hip stem, not previously described. A failure analysis revealed that the cause of the fractures was the development of fatigue cracks in the mid-stem cobalt–chromium modular junction ending in corrosion-fatigue failure. No material defects or stress risers were found in any of the implants. The diameter of the mid-stem modular junction might be undersized for use in heavy and active patients. We also report a new way of detecting an undisplaced fracture at the modular junction, using the scout image from a computed tomography (CT) scan; a technique that can be used when plain radiographs are inconclusive.
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Authors
Pontus Norman, Srinivasan Iyengar, Ingrid Svensson, Gunnar Flivik,