Fracture of the tibial tray of the PCA knee. A case report of early failure caused by improper design

Gunnar Flivik; Peter Ljung; Urban Rydholm

doi:10.3109/17453679008993059

Fracture of the tibial tray of the PCA knee. A case report of early failure caused by improper design

Gunnar Flivik, Peter Ljung, Urban Rydholm

Orthopaedics (Lund)

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Abstract

Knee prostheses with metal backing of the polyethylene tibial component are nowadays used almost universally. Eight cases of fracture of the metal tray are reported in the literature. We present a case in which the failure could be expected because of improper design of the tibial tray.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	26-28
Journal	Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
Volume	61
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679008993059
Publication status	Published - 1990

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Fracture of the tibial tray of the PCA knee. A case report of early failure caused by improper design

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