The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 666.e1-666.e3 , June 2011

Complete 180° Rotatory Dislocation in a Mobile-Bearing Knee Prothesis

Received 3 November 2009 ,Accepted 18 May 2010.

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PII: S0883-5403(10)00327-X

doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.05.013

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 666.e1-666.e3 , June 2011