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Dissociation of a polyethylene liner from an acetabular cup
1Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Orthopaedic Review
|October 1, 1993
Abstract:
A polyethylene linear dissociated from a metal acetabular shell that could not be removed at the time of hip revision because the hexagonal hole in its screw head had become rounded off. A high-speed metal cutting burr was used to remove the screw and allow cup revision.