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Intraoperative Fracture of a Dual Modular Delta Ceramic Femoral Head During Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report.

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Salmons, HI; Ryan, SP; Trousdale, RT
Published in: JBJS Case Connect
August 16, 2021

CASE: A 39-year-old man with cerebral palsy and hip dysplasia status post right Chiari osteotomy presented with right hip osteoarthritis in consultation for total hip arthroplasty (THA). During THA, a Delta ceramic head was misaligned on the taper, but this was obscured by an overlying dual modular polyethylene shell. When we attempted to tap the head onto the taper, fracture occurred requiring revision to a cobalt-chromium head due to slight taper damage. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of intraoperative fracture of a BIOLOX Delta dual modular head.

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JBJS Case Connect

DOI

EISSN

2160-3251

Publication Date

August 16, 2021

Volume

11

Issue

3

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hip Prosthesis
  • Femur Head
  • Ceramics
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
  • Adult
 

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Salmons, H. I., Ryan, S. P., & Trousdale, R. T. (2021). Intraoperative Fracture of a Dual Modular Delta Ceramic Femoral Head During Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.CC.21.00215
Salmons, Harold I., Sean P. Ryan, and Robert T. Trousdale. “Intraoperative Fracture of a Dual Modular Delta Ceramic Femoral Head During Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report.JBJS Case Connect 11, no. 3 (August 16, 2021). https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.CC.21.00215.
Salmons, Harold I., et al. “Intraoperative Fracture of a Dual Modular Delta Ceramic Femoral Head During Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report.JBJS Case Connect, vol. 11, no. 3, Aug. 2021. Pubmed, doi:10.2106/JBJS.CC.21.00215.

Published In

JBJS Case Connect

DOI

EISSN

2160-3251

Publication Date

August 16, 2021

Volume

11

Issue

3

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hip Prosthesis
  • Femur Head
  • Ceramics
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
  • Adult