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Open Access 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 | 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.
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Metadata
Title
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
Publication date
01-12-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-1-174

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