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

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