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21446631

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-30
pubmed:abstractText
Recent advances in polyethylene fabrication have led to the introduction of highly cross-linked polyethylene tibial and patellar components for use in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with the goal of reducing wear-related osteolysis. However, some reports suggest decreased mechanical strength as a result of the additional thermal and sterilization treatments in the manufacturing of implants. Complications related to the patella are among the most common causes of failure in TKA, but patellar component fracture is rare. The authors report a case of a highly cross-linked all-polyethylene patellar component that failed as a result of fracture in vivo in a patient 3 years after TKA.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1538-8506
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
237-40
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Fracture of highly cross-linked all-polyethylene patella after total knee arthroplasty.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports