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Total avulsion of an osseointegrated screw

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

B. J. O'Reilly  and
C. Walter
B. J. O'Reilly*
Affiliation:
Heiden, Switzerland
C. Walter
Affiliation:
Heiden, Switzerland
*
Squ. Ldr. B. J. O'Reilly, F.R.C.S.Ed., Princess Mary's R.A.F. Hospital, Halton, Aylesbury, Bucks HP22 5PS.
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Abstract

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The close union achieved between pure grade titanium and healthy bone makes dislocation a rare event. We report the case of the total avulsion of an apparently well-integrated implant from a healthy mastoid bone.

Keywords

EarexternalOsseointegrated implant
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 7 , July 1991 , pp. 573 - 574
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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