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Case Reports
. 2010 Oct;18(10):1366-8.
doi: 10.1007/s00167-010-1195-0. Epub 2010 Jun 19.

Fatigue fracture of the hinge pin in a semi-constrained total knee arthroplasty: a case report

H R Springorum  1 , C Luring, J Beckmann, J Schaumburger, J Grifka, M Tingart
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Fatigue fracture of the hinge pin in a semi-constrained total knee arthroplasty: a case report

H R Springorum et al. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

Material failure is a rare complication in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This case report shows a fatigue fracture of the hinge pin as a consequence of a postoperative persisting valgus deviation in a semi-constrained TKA.

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