The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 323.e9-323.e12 , February 2012

Fracture of the Outer Metallic Head of the Bipolar Hip Prosthesis: An Unusual Bearing Surface Failure

  • Aditya V. Maheshwari, MBBS, MS (Ortho)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
    • Department of Orthopaedics, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Orthopaedics, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Aditya V. Maheshwari, MBBS, MS, MD, Department of Orthopaedics, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue - Box 30, Brooklyn, NY 11203.
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  • Anoop Chawla, B.Tech (Mech), PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India
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  • Obi U. Osuji, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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  • Rajesh Malhotra, MBBS, MS (Ortho)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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  • Yash P. Gulati, MBBS, MS (Ortho), MCh (Ortho)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, India

Received 11 February 2010 ,Accepted 8 March 2011.

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 The Conflict of Interest statement associated with this article can be found at doi:10.1016/j.arth.2011.03.018.

PII: S0883-5403(11)00117-3

doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2011.03.018

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 323.e9-323.e12 , February 2012

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