Delayed failure of meniscal bearing elements in total knee arthroplasty.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Dislocation and early fracture of meniscal bearing elements have been reported after New Jersey low-contact-stress (DePuy, Warsaw, IN) total knee arthroplasty. Delayed wear and subsequent failure of meniscal bearing elements in two cases, 8 and 9 years after surgery, are reported.
Medical subject headings
- Knee Prosthesis
- Prosthesis Failure
Anatomy
- knee
- tibia