Yin Clark, Eberhardt Lauren, Cederman Matthew, Haley Henry, Steffenmeier Andrew, Karadsheh Mark
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Corewell Health East, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA.
Arthroplast Today. 2025 Feb 11;32:101614. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2025.101614. eCollection 2025 Apr.
Ceramics are used in total hip arthroplasty due to inherent wettability and low wear rates, but fracture risk is a known complication. Rates as high as 13.4% were reported in the past, yet as low as 0.02% in newer generations. Howard et al. reported a fracture rate of 0.009% for fourth-generation ceramic heads. We present a case report of a 69-year-old male with a BMI of 40.01 kg/m who suffered a fracture of a 36-mm ceramic femoral head with pseudoacetabular involvement of the polyethylene liner. This occurred 2 years and 3 months after his primary surgery after a 4-foot fall off of a ladder. The patient underwent revision of his total hip arthroplasty with arthroplasty of the polyethylene liner and femoral head component without stem explantation.
由于陶瓷具有固有的润湿性和低磨损率,因此被用于全髋关节置换术,但骨折风险是一种已知的并发症。过去报道的骨折率高达13.4%,而新一代的骨折率则低至0.02%。霍华德等人报告第四代陶瓷股骨头的骨折率为0.009%。我们报告一例病例,一名69岁男性,体重指数为40.01kg/m,其36mm陶瓷股骨头发生骨折,聚乙烯衬垫累及假髋臼。这发生在他初次手术后2年零3个月,当时他从4英尺高的梯子上摔下。患者接受了全髋关节置换术翻修,更换了聚乙烯衬垫和股骨头组件,未取出股骨柄。