Pseudotumor formation and serum ions after large head metal-on-metal stemmed total hip replacement. Risk factors, time course and revisions in 706 hips

Autor: M. van Rossum, Cees C. P. M. Verheyen, B. H. Bosker, M. F. Boomsma, Harmen B. Ettema, M. Maas, Boudewijn J. Kollen
Přispěvatelé: Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity, General Paediatrics, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 135(3), 417-425. J.F. Bergmann
ISSN: 1434-3916
0936-8051
Popis: The incidence and natural course of pseudotumors in metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasties is largely unknown. The objective of this study was to identify the true incidence and risk factors of pseudotumor formation in large head metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasties. Incidence, time course and risk factors for pseudotumor formation were analysed after large femoral head MoM-THA. We defined a pseudotumor as a (semi-)solid or cystic peri-prosthetic soft-tissue mass with a diameter ≥2 cm that could not be attributed to infection, malignancy, bursa or scar tissue. All patients treated in our clinic with MoM-THA's were contacted. CT scan, metal ions and X-rays were obtained. Symptoms were recorded. After median follow-up of 3 years, 706 hips were screened in 626 patients. There were 228 pseudotumors (32.3 %) in 219 patients (35.0 %). Pseudotumor formation significantly increased after prolonged follow-up. Seventy-six hips (10.8 %) were revised in 73 patients (11.7 %), independent risk factors were identified. Best cutoff point for cobalt and chromium was 4 μg/l (68 and 77 nmol/l). This study confirms a high incidence of pseudotumors, dramatically increasing after prolonged follow-up. Risk factors for pseudotumors are of limited importance. Pain was the strongest predictor for pseudotumor presence; cobalt chromium and swelling were considered poor predictors. Cross-sectional imaging is the main screening tool during follow-up
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