CASE REPORT
Highly Cross-linked Polyethylene Liner Dissociation from a Cement-less Modular Acetabular Shell: Two Case Reports
Shunsuke Kawano*, Motoki Sonohata, Masaru Kitajima, Masaaki Mawatari
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
First Page: 732
Last Page: 740
Publisher ID: TOORTHJ-10-732
DOI: 10.2174/1874325001610010732
Article History:
Received Date: 27/10/2016Revision Received Date: 21/11/2016
Acceptance Date: 23/11/2016
Electronic publication date: 26/12/2016
Collection year: 2016

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Abstract
Liner dissociation of polyethylene from a cementless acetabular socket following total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a rare complication. Cross-linked polyethylene liner dissociation from AMS-HA shell (KYOCERA Med, Osaka, Japan) occurred in 2 out of the 4153 (0.04%) cases approximately 10 years after undergoing surgery at our institute. First case was an 80-year-old female who underwent right THA along with subtrochanteric femoral shortening osteotomy due to complete dislocation hip, and second case was a 72-year-old male, who underwent right THA due to coxarthrosis. A 26 mm femoral head and CPE liner were used in both cases and the inclination degree of the acetabular socket was within 50°.There was no implant loosening in both cases. There was partial damage in the elevated rim on the alternative side and scratches on the back side in the both extracted CPE liner. It was surmised that liner dissociation was caused due to a problem in the liner fixing format of the push in type of the present model.