%0 Journal Article %A Mannino, Angelo %A Wong, Che Hang Jason %D 2019 %I Begell House %K trunion, fracture, total hip arthroplasty %N 3 %P 183-186 %R 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.2019032624 %T Early Fracture of the Trunion in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/1bef42082d7a0fdf,3dffe91b600e4416,5beccda954cc6a01.html %V 29 %X A 59-year-old man who had previously undergone total hip arthroplasty (THA) with the use of a dual modular (head and neck) total hip implant presented with a mechanical failure at the trunion 9 yr after index surgery with a low-energy mechanism. The fractured stem was then removed and a revision stem implanted to restore the patient's ability to ambulate. We demonstrate and contribute to the small but growing evidence of failure of modular THA systems at the trunion. %8 0000-00-00