FRACTURE OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: REPORT ON TWO CASES.
| Autor: | da Palma IM; Orthopedist in the Knee Group, National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Albuquerque RP; Coordinator of the Knee Surgery Sector, Miguel Couto Municipal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Barretto JM; Former President of the Brazilian Society of Knee Surgery and Head of the Orthopedics Service, Santa Casa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Revista brasileira de ortopedia [Rev Bras Ortop] 2015 Dec 08; Vol. 46 (3), pp. 325-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Dec 08 (Print Publication: 2011). |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30205-6 |
| Abstrakt: | The authors report the rare occurrence of two cases of fracture of the tibial component in total knee arthroplasty. They review the literature and discuss the main factors that can cause failure of the implants. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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