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We describe the cases of four patients who presented with painful hips and were found to have fractured cemented Exeter™ V40™ stems. Failure was multifactorial. Fractured Exeter™ stems are rarely reported and this series raises a concern that a population of patients may be at risk of such morbidity.

Original publication

DOI

10.1308/003588413X13629960047993

Type

Journal article

Journal

Ann r coll surg engl

Publication Date

11/2013

Volume

95

Pages

e130 - e132

Keywords

Aged, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Female, Hip Prosthesis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain, Postoperative, Prosthesis Failure, Reoperation, Treatment Outcome