Mechanical failure in the femoral component in total hip replacement

Bannister, G.

Orthopedic Clinics of North America 19(3): 567-573

1988


ISSN/ISBN: 0030-5898
PMID: 3380534
Document Number: 322285
Bone-cement lucency and migration into varus position, expressed as failure modes lb and IV, appear to be unfavorable. The majority of prostheses carry a collar that rests on cement, and in such implant types, migration of up to 4 mm within the cement mantle does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of revision.

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