"the literature article entitled, ""femoral stem fracture and in vivo corrosion of retrieved modular femoral hips"" written by j.Caitlin huot carlson, ms, douglas w.Van citters, phd, john h.Currier, ms, amber m.Bryant, be, michael b.Mayor, md, and john p.Collier, de published by the journal of arthroplasty vol.27 no.7 2012 accepted by publisher 21 november 2011 was reviewed.The article's purpose was to report on retrieved modular femoral stems and inspect for corrosion.All stems were srom stems.Article reports that femoral heads were ceramic or metal.Liners may have been metal, ceramic or poly and the cups are not identified but assumed to be depuy implants.Inspection revealed that most stems had some degree of 'fretting' or corrosion at modular junctions including stem and sleeve interface or (and) stem and head junction.However the article does not quantify the findings to modular junction locations in order to determine accurate quantities.Table 1 provided further detail of reasons stems were explanted.Each case is captured individually for reason of revision and any information provided in the table and article in linked complaints." this complaint captures case no 39 that received revision when the stem was explanted at 163.5 months post initial implant for reason of dislocation.The patient¿s age was 36 and gender identity male.
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