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A case of massive osteolysis after knee prosthesis polyethylene failure
1Department of Orthopedics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
|August 1, 1993
Abstract:
A case of massive osteolysis of the distal femur in response to particulate polyethylene from a broken uncemented tibial component is described. The osteolysis was so extensive that it made the revision arthroplasty extremely difficult. Early detection and early revision is recommended.