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

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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Published in:Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2010-10, Vol.18 (10), p.1366-1368
Main Authors: Springorum, H. R., Luring, C., Beckmann, J., Schaumburger, J., Grifka, J., Tingart, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - adverse effects
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - methods
Bone Nails - adverse effects
Case studies
Device Removal
Failure
Fatigue
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fractures
Humans
Knee
Knee Prosthesis
Knees
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Orthopedics
Osteoarthritis, Knee - diagnostic imaging
Osteoarthritis, Knee - surgery
Prosthesis Design
Prosthesis Failure
Radiography
Range of Motion, Articular - physiology
Reoperation - methods
Risk Assessment
Sports
Stress, Mechanical
Surgery
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0942-2056
1433-7347
DOI:10.1007/s00167-010-1195-0