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The mechanism of fracture of the femoral prosthesis in total hip replacement

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Examination of the fractured stems of 70 Charnley, flat back, femoral prostheses suggested that the causative mechanism was a torsional loading of the proximal portion on the distal part of the stem. The main loading on the hip is applied from an antero-superior direction. The square corners of the stem and its implantation in retroversion predispose to fracture.

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L'examen des queues fracturées de 70 prothèses fémorales de Charnley, du type «flat back», permet de penser que le mécanisme en cause est une contrainte en rotation de la partie proximale de la queue par rapport à son segment distal. La charge principale s'applique sur la hanche dans une direction antérosupérieure. Le raccordement à angle droit entre les faces et les bords de la queue de la prothèse, ainsi que son implantation en rétroversion, prédisposent à la fracture.

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Wroblewski, B.M. The mechanism of fracture of the femoral prosthesis in total hip replacement. International Orthopaedics 3, 137–139 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266883

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