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SUBMITTER: Uchiyama K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5859422 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arthroplasty today 20161028 2
We present the case of a 46-year-old woman who underwent revision surgery approximately 4 years after total hip arthroplasty because of a fracture of the modular neck of a MODULUS femoral stem. The fractured surfaces of the retrieved implant were inspected using optical and scanning electron microscopy. Three-dimensional finite element analysis was also performed to identify the stresses that might have caused the failure. We concluded that active, obese patients who are implanted with a high-of ...[more]