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01-12-2007 | Case report
Neck fracture of a cementless forged titanium alloy femoral stem following total hip arthroplasty: a case report and review of the literature
Authors:
Theodoros B Grivas, Olga D Savvidou, Spyridon A Psarakis, Pierre-Francois Bernard, George Triantafyllopoulos, Ioannis Kovanis, Panagiotis Alexandropoulos
Published in:
Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Issue 1/2007
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Abstract
Introduction
Fractures of the neck of the femoral component have been reported in uncemented total hip replacements, however, to our knowledge, no fractures of the neck of a cementless forged titanium alloy femoral stem coated in the proximal third with hydroxy-apatite have been reported in the medical literature.
Case presentation
This case report describes a fracture of the neck of a cementless forged titanium alloy stem coated in the proximal third with hydroxy-apatite.
Conclusion
The neck of the femoral stem failed from fatigue probably because of a combination of factors described analytically below.