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SUBMITTER: Ihekweazu U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6470385 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ihekweazu Ugonna U Courtney P Maxwell PM Baral Elexis C EC Austin Matthew S MS McLawhorn Alexander S AS
Arthroplasty today 20181224 1
In this series, we report the findings from four patients who presented with pain and mechanical symptoms after revision total knee arthroplasty with the DePuy Sigma TC3 RP prosthesis. Plain radiographs for each patient demonstrated failure of the femoral component at the modular junction of the femoral prosthesis. Retrieved implants at the time of surgery revealed fractures occurring exclusively at the femoral adapter bolt and the corresponding adapter. Retrieval analysis was performed on two o ...[more]