Correlation of MARS MRI findings with cup position, metal ion levels and function in metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with MoM THA experience high degree of ARMD. In our study, the disease did not correlate with metal ion levels but correlated with cup position, evaluated with the MOS angle.
PMID: 31364408 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Hip International - July 30, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Koutalos AA, Toms AP, Cahir JG, Smith EJ Tags: Hip Int Source Type: research