Disassembly of a modular humeral prosthesis. A case report

J Arthroplasty. 1993 Dec;8(6):653-5. doi: 10.1016/0883-5403(93)90014-u.

Abstract

A modular humeral hemiarthroplasty utilizing a prosthesis with a taper-lock design was performed on a 77-year-old woman with a diagnosis of rotator cuff arthropathy. Radiographic examination at 3 months after surgery revealed disarticulation of the modular head and neck from the humeral prosthetic stem. This is a case report of a disarticulated modular humeral hemiarthroplasty.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Joint Diseases / pathology
  • Joint Diseases / surgery
  • Joint Prosthesis*
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Radiography
  • Rotator Cuff / pathology
  • Shoulder Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Shoulder Joint / surgery*