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A case of fracture of a ceramic head in total hip arthroplasty

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We report a case of fracture of a ceramic femoral head, which spontaneously occurred 4 years after implantation of an uncemented total hip replacement in a 48-year-old male patient with avascular necrosis of the hip. At revision surgery, the fractured ceramic head was replaced with a 32-mm metallic femoral head.

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  1. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Suunybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, M4N 3M5, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    N. Y. Otsuka & J. Schatzker

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Otsuka, N.Y., Schatzker, J. A case of fracture of a ceramic head in total hip arthroplasty. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 113, 81–82 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00572910

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