Early failure of a nonmodular titanium femoral stem after primary hip arthroplasty.

Azzam, Khalid A; Austin, Matthew S; Sharkey, Peter F · J Arthroplasty · 2010

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Fully porous-coated cementless implants have a low failure rate and excellent survivorship in primary and revision surgery. Failure secondary to implant fracture is extremely rare with modern implant designs. We report an early fracture of a fully porous-coated femoral stem after primary total hip arthroplasty. The implant failed because of a filling mismatch between the proximal and distal femur.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy