FRACTURE OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: REPORT ON TWO CASES.

Rev Bras Ortop

Former President of the Brazilian Society of Knee Surgery and Head of the Orthopedics Service, Santa Casa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Published: April 2016

The authors report the rare occurrence of two cases of fracture of the tibial component in total knee arthroplasty. They review the literature and discuss the main factors that can cause failure of the implants.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799234PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30205-6DOI Listing

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