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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 6/2007

01-06-2007 | Knee

A rare cause for knee pain: fracture of the femoral component after TKR. A case report

Authors: C. Luring, L. Perlick, T. Schubert, M. Tingart

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 6/2007

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Abstract

We report the rare case of sudden knee pain due to fracture of the total knee replacement nine years after implantation. Fracture occured because of subsequent osteolysis due to polyethylene wear.
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Metadata
Title
A rare cause for knee pain: fracture of the femoral component after TKR. A case report
Authors
C. Luring
L. Perlick
T. Schubert
M. Tingart
Publication date
01-06-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 6/2007
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-006-0210-y

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