Osteolysis after ceramic-on-ceramic hip arthroplasty: A case report

Authors

  • Bengt Borsén
  • Johan Karrholm
  • Finnur Snorrason

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679108993098

Abstract

A patient with rheumatoid arthritis operated on with insertion of an uncemented ceramic-on-ceramic Mittelmeier total hip developed an extensive, rapidly evolving osteolysis around the prosthetic stem, which in turn fractured spontaneously after 5 years. Aggressive bone resorption cannot be prevented by exclusion of polyethylene and bone cement from hip arthroplasty.

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Published

1991-01-01

How to Cite

Borsén, B., Karrholm, J., & Snorrason, F. (1991). Osteolysis after ceramic-on-ceramic hip arthroplasty: A case report. Acta Orthopaedica, 62(1), 73–75. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679108993098