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Fracture of the femoral component in unicompartmental total knee arthroplasty |
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| Authors: | MD H.U. Cameron MD R.P. Welsh |
| Affiliation: | Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital, Toronto, Canada. |
| Abstract: | A fracture of the anterior flange of a femoral component in a unicompartmental knee has been seen. This was thought to be due to lack of bony support leading to cantilever bend. The solution would seem to be to add a metal web to strengthen that area of the femoral component. |
| Keywords: | total knee arthroplasty unicompartmental knee arthroplasty knee arthroplasty failure knee revision metal failure tibial subsidence |
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