[Damage to a hip endoprosthesis caused by high-frequency electrocautery]

Autor:	G, Huber, T, Weik, M M, Morlock
Jazyk:	němčina
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Equipment Failure Analysis Male Electrocoagulation Humans Hip Prosthesis Middle Aged Prosthesis Failure
Zdroj:	Der Orthopade. 38(7)
ISSN:	1433-0431
Popis:	Contact between high-frequency cauterising instruments and metal endoprostheses can cause visible flashovers. The resulting local heating might partially transform the microstructure of the prostheses. In the present case a flashover to the in situ titanium hip endoprosthesis during the revision of a fractured ceramic head decreased the fatigue strength of the prosthesis and ultimately caused its failure. During revision surgery it is essential to prevent contact between in situ metal components and high-frequency cauterising instruments.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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