PAPER #10| VOLUME 24, ISSUE 2, E10, FEBRUARY 01, 2009

Retrieval Analysis of Failed Constrained Acetabular Liners

Steven Shah, MD Rachel Kaye, BA Natalie Kelly, BS Edwin P. Su, MD Douglas E. Padgett, MD Timothy M. Wright, MD

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Constrained acetabular liners are subjected to high mechanical loads and may subsequently fail. The goals of the current study were to 1) determine the damage present in a retrieved sample of failed constrained liners and 2) assess for associations with clinical, radiographic, and implant variables.

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