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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 1/2016

01-01-2016 | Pearls

Pearls: How to Remove a Ceramic Liner From a Well-fixed Acetabular Component

Author: Rocco P. Pitto, MD, PhD, FRACS

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 1/2016

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Although ceramic-on-ceramic bearings enjoy only a small market share of the THAs performed in the United States, they are widely used around the world [16]. While they generally perform well, in some circumstances—particularly in patients presenting with recurrent dislocations—well-fixed modular acetabular components with ceramic liners may require revision. …
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Title
Pearls: How to Remove a Ceramic Liner From a Well-fixed Acetabular Component
Author
Rocco P. Pitto, MD, PhD, FRACS
Publication date
01-01-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-015-4617-y

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