May 21, 2024CureusOpen Access

Adverse Metal Reaction in a Case of Metal-on-Polyethylene Hip Arthroplasty

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NSNikhil SinghChandigarh University AAAbhiram AwasthiDatta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences GPGajanan PisulkarJawaharlal Nehru Medical College

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Case study reveals adverse reactions to metal debris in a metal-on-polyethylene hip implant, highlighting the necessity of long-term surveillance for modular prostheses.

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Adverse reactions to metal debris can develop in metal-on-polyethylene hip prostheses despite patients exhibiting normal systemic levels of cobalt and chromium.
At 16 years after total hip arthroplasty, severe implant loosening required a two-stage revision with a Burch-Schneider cage, restoring function within three months.
Case study examination indicates that modular implant configurations in non-metal-on-metal designs demand ongoing surveillance to prevent severe joint complications.

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Singh et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e69115b6db643587618510 https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.60810

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Case study reveals adverse reactions to metal debris in a metal-on-polyethylene hip implant, highlighting the necessity of long-term surveillance for modular prostheses.

Adverse Metal Reaction in a Case of Metal-on-Polyethylene Hip Arthroplasty

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Adverse Metal Reaction in a Case of Metal-on-Polyethylene Hip Arthroplasty

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