HIP International. 1999;9(2):94-98.

Spontaneous Assembly of the Acetabular Component in an Alumina-Alumina Hip Arthroplasty

Peiró A, Salom M, Aroca JE, Baixauli F.

Hip

The use of modular designs of hip prostheses introduces the risk of post-operative disassembly of the components. We report on two cases of alumina-alumina hip arthroplasty in which a spontaneous assembly of the acetabular component occurred. A review of the literature on such complications is also presented.

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