The effectiveness of blood metal ions in identifying patients with unilateral Birmingham hip resurfacing and Corail-Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants at risk of adverse reactions to metal debris.

Journal article

Background

We investigated whether blood metal ions could effectively identify patients with metal-on-metal hip implants with two common designs (Birmingham Hip Resurfacing [BHR] and Corail-Pinnacle) who were at risk of adverse reactions to metal debris.

Methods

This single-center, prospective study involved 598 patients with unilateral hip implants (309 patients with the BHR implant and 289 patients with the Corail-Pinnacle implant) undergoing whole blood metal i...

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Authors: Matharu, G; Berryman, F; Brash, L; Pynsent, P; Treacy, R

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
• Journal: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume
• Volume: 98
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 617-626
• Publication date: 2016-04-01
• DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.15.00340
• ISSN: 1535-1386 and 0021-9355
• Pmid: 27098320
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Humans; Prosthesis Failure; Young Adult; Prospective Studies; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; Hip Prosthesis; Foreign Bodies; Middle Aged; Adult; Male; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cobalt; Aged; Chromium; Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses; Aged, 80 and over; Prosthesis Design; Predictive Value of Tests