Carl Heneghan , David Langton , and M Thompson examine what has gone wrong with hip implants Metal debris that has been removed from the tissue surrounding a metal-on-metal hip implant; DePuy's ASR-XL device (centre); Tony Nargol and team Major advances in total hip replacement have ...
tracking the safety of metal-on-metal hip implants in recipients. But in theNEJMarticle, Rising and colleagues noted that most of these studies have yet to begin and their first results will take years to arrive.
metal-on-metal hip implants. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has developed and is providing this Technology Overview as an educational tool. Patient care and treatment should always be based on a clinician’s independent medical judgment given the individual patient’s clinical ...
The author discusses two studies that examine large national datasets from Finland and Great Britain to estimate risk of cancer in patients with metal-on-metal hip implants. These implants have become very popular in recent times owing to no increased risk in the short term. Doctors must explain...
Re: Serious risks from metal-on-metal hip implants True, this happens in Dentistry too, but is ignored. Different Metal Fillings, Crowns and Orthodontic appliances in the oral cavity produce static electricity because of Bi-Metals acting as thermocouples. This produces acidic taste and will surely...
Abstract In this article, a concise review of the current literature on metal-on-metal hip resurfacing (MoMHR) is given. In contrast to conventional total hip arthroplasty, older age, female sex and small femoral head sizes predispose to failure. Neck fracture and metal wear-related complications...
Titanium and stainless steel femoral head prostheses are no longer used, so today metallosis usually refers to tissue changes observed following the use of cobalt chromium-on cobalt chromium (metal-on-metal) implants. Metal-on-metal hip prostheses have been in common use for total hip replacement...
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have discovered that the inflammation in the surrounding tissue of patients with failing chromium-cobalt metal-on-metal (MOM) implants is caused by the release of The Cobalt 2+ ions (Co2+) from metal debris that wears away
problems. If there is any bone resorption, that can be a sign that there is an inflammatory reaction going on around the implant. The patient can also be screened for issues related to metal-against-metal implants with a simple blood test. We can send patients for cobalt andchromiumion ...
Metal-on-metal hip implants can cause inflammation of the joint lining (synovitis) long before symptoms appear, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to identify this inflammation, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery. The study, which appears in an...