Implant failure in bilateral metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasties: A clinical and pathological study

Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasties (MoMHRAs) have a high failure rate due to pseudotumour formation. It is not certain whether pseudotumours in bilateral MoMHRAs form on the basis of an adverse reaction to metal debris (ARMD) that is entirely due to a local innate and adaptive immune resp...

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Main Authors: Uchihara, Y, Grammatopoulos, G, Munemoto, M, Matharu, G, Inagaki, Y, Pandit, H, Tanaka, Y, Athanasou, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2018