In vivo fracture of a reverse total shoulder replacement humeral tray: A case report

Autor: Trevor C. Gascoyne, Peter B. MacDonald, Eric Bohm, Martin J. Petrak
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 230:1141-1147
ISSN: 2041-3033
0954-4119
DOI: 10.1177/0954411916676217
Popis: Failure analysis was performed for two humeral tray components which fractured in vivo after only 6 and 9 months. Implant retrieval analysis indicated that the components failed due to fatigue failure initiating from a small radius fillet at the interface of the trunnion and tray regions. Finite element simulations revealed the small radius fillet to have resulted in a large stress concentration and confirmed the possibility for fatigue failure in 6 months. The stress concentration caused by both the small radius fillet and the insufficient tray thickness contributed to the premature fatigue failure of the humeral trays.
Databáze: OpenAIRE