Case Report
Hip Pelvis 2013; 25(4): 292-296
Published online December 1, 2013
https://doi.org/10.5371/hp.2013.25.4.292
© The Korean Hip Society
Failure of a Metal Femoral Head after Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty for a Ceramic Liner Fracture
Correspondence to : Taek-Rim Yoon, MD
Center for Joint Disease, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 322 Seoyong-ro, Hwasun-eup, Hwasun-gun, Jeonnam 519-809, Korea
TEL: +82-61-379-7676 FAX: +82-61-379-7681
E-mail: tryoon@chonnam.ac.kr
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Popularity of ceramic materials has increased among joint reconstruction surgeons for treatment of young patients who wish to maintain their active lifestyle. However, ceramic fracture is one of the most serious complications, and there are many concerns regarding the acceleration of third body wear and refracture of ceramic articulation after revision total hip arthroplasty for a ceramic fracture. To date, a few authors have reported on complications due to residual ceramic particles after revision surgery. We report on a case of metallosis due to metal head wear caused by residue of fractured ceramic particles lodged in the polyethylene liner after revision total hip arthroplasty for a ceramic liner fracture.
Keywords Total hip arthroplasty, Revision, Ceramic fracture, Metallosis
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Case Report
Hip Pelvis 2013; 25(4): 292-296
Published online December 1, 2013 https://doi.org/10.5371/hp.2013.25.4.292
Copyright © The Korean Hip Society.
Failure of a Metal Femoral Head after Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty for a Ceramic Liner Fracture
Kyung-Soon Park, MD, Ha-Sung Kim, MD, Seung-Hun Lee, MD, Taek-Rim Yoon, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Jeonnam, Korea
Correspondence to:Taek-Rim Yoon, MD
Center for Joint Disease, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 322 Seoyong-ro, Hwasun-eup, Hwasun-gun, Jeonnam 519-809, Korea
TEL: +82-61-379-7676 FAX: +82-61-379-7681
E-mail: tryoon@chonnam.ac.kr
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Popularity of ceramic materials has increased among joint reconstruction surgeons for treatment of young patients who wish to maintain their active lifestyle. However, ceramic fracture is one of the most serious complications, and there are many concerns regarding the acceleration of third body wear and refracture of ceramic articulation after revision total hip arthroplasty for a ceramic fracture. To date, a few authors have reported on complications due to residual ceramic particles after revision surgery. We report on a case of metallosis due to metal head wear caused by residue of fractured ceramic particles lodged in the polyethylene liner after revision total hip arthroplasty for a ceramic liner fracture.
Keywords: Total hip arthroplasty, Revision, Ceramic fracture, Metallosis
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