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Catastrophic failure of 4 cobalt-alloy Omnifit hip arthroplasty femoral components

2008; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 79; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/17453670710014707

1745-3682

Li-On Lam, Karl Stoffel, Alan Kop, Eric Swarts,

Powder Metallurgy Techniques and Materials

Background Femoral component neck fracture is an uncommon type of failure in total hip arthroplasty. We present a report on 4 retrieved cobalt-chrome femoral components that fractured at the neck, where we investigated the mechanisms of failure.