Skip to main content
Journal cover image

Fracture of highly cross-linked all-polyethylene patella after total knee arthroplasty.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Hambright, DS; Watters, TS; Kaufman, AM; Lachiewicz, PF; Bolognesi, MP
Published in: J Knee Surg
December 2010

Recent advances in polyethylene fabrication have led to the introduction of highly cross-linked polyethylene tibial and patellar components for use in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with the goal of reducing wear-related osteolysis. However, some reports suggest decreased mechanical strength as a result of the additional thermal and sterilization treatments in the manufacturing of implants. Complications related to the patella are among the most common causes of failure in TKA, but patellar component fracture is rare. The authors report a case of a highly cross-linked all-polyethylene patellar component that failed as a result of fracture in vivo in a patient 3 years after TKA.

Duke Scholars

Published In

J Knee Surg

DOI

ISSN

1538-8506

Publication Date

December 2010

Volume

23

Issue

4

Start / End Page

237 / 240

Location

Germany

Related Subject Headings

  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Polyethylene
  • Male
  • Knee Prosthesis
  • Humans
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
  • Arthritis
  • Aged
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Hambright, D. S., Watters, T. S., Kaufman, A. M., Lachiewicz, P. F., & Bolognesi, M. P. (2010). Fracture of highly cross-linked all-polyethylene patella after total knee arthroplasty. J Knee Surg, 23(4), 237–240. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1271890
Hambright, Dustin S., Tyler Steven Watters, Adam M. Kaufman, Paul F. Lachiewicz, and Michael P. Bolognesi. “Fracture of highly cross-linked all-polyethylene patella after total knee arthroplasty.J Knee Surg 23, no. 4 (December 2010): 237–40. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1271890.
Hambright DS, Watters TS, Kaufman AM, Lachiewicz PF, Bolognesi MP. Fracture of highly cross-linked all-polyethylene patella after total knee arthroplasty. J Knee Surg. 2010 Dec;23(4):237–40.
Hambright, Dustin S., et al. “Fracture of highly cross-linked all-polyethylene patella after total knee arthroplasty.J Knee Surg, vol. 23, no. 4, Dec. 2010, pp. 237–40. Pubmed, doi:10.1055/s-0031-1271890.
Hambright DS, Watters TS, Kaufman AM, Lachiewicz PF, Bolognesi MP. Fracture of highly cross-linked all-polyethylene patella after total knee arthroplasty. J Knee Surg. 2010 Dec;23(4):237–240.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Knee Surg

DOI

ISSN

1538-8506

Publication Date

December 2010

Volume

23

Issue

4

Start / End Page

237 / 240

Location

Germany

Related Subject Headings

  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Polyethylene
  • Male
  • Knee Prosthesis
  • Humans
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
  • Arthritis
  • Aged
  • 3202 Clinical sciences