Study to Assess the Rate of Adverse Reaction to Metal Debris in Hip Resurfacing at a Minimum 13-year Follow-up

Hip Resurfacing (HR), although reducing in popularity, is still used in the younger male population. Excellent medium-term results have been published, however the use of metal on metal has reduced with increased awareness of adverse reactions to metal debris (ARMD). ARMD has been shown to often be clinically “silent” following large Head MoM total hip replacement (THR). The purpose of our study was to report the incidence of ARMD following HR with a minimum follow-up of 13 years.We performed a retrospective study of a consecutive series of patients who underwent HR between 1st January 2000 - 1st Aug ust 2005.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - October 7, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Graham Hastie, Sophie Collinson, Adeel Aquil, Subhasis Basu, David Temperley, Timothy Board, Henry Wynn-Jones Source Type: research