Fracture of the tibial tray of the PCA knee. A case report of early failure caused by improper design |
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| Authors: | G Flivik P Ljung U Rydholm |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Orthopedics, Lund University Hospital, Sweden. |
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| Abstract: | Knee prostheses with metal backing of the polyethylene tibial component are nowadays used almost universally. Eight cases of fracture of the metal tray are reported in the literature. We present a case in which the failure could be expected because of improper design of the tibial tray. |
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