Dislocated polyethylene inserts in fixed-bearing total knee arthroplasty.

Lanting, Brent A; McCalden, Richard W; Naudie, Douglas D R · J Arthroplasty · 2011

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Three cases of a dislocated polyethylene insert in a fixed-bearing total knee arthroplasty are presented. This brief report demonstrates the presentation of this rare mode of failure and highlights the unique complications associated with its treatment.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy