Hip resurfacing and pseudotumour.
review · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 21698574.
- Also identified by DOI 10.5301/HIP.2011.8405.
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Abstract
Metal on metal hip resurfacing has been used widely over the last ten years but there has been recent concern about destructive soft tissue reactions, which have been called pseudotumours by some authors. This has generated considerable controversy. This review explains why pseudotumours occur after resurfacing and how they can be prevented. It also supports the continued use of resurfacing in appropriate patients by appropriately trained surgeons.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Granuloma, Plasma Cell
- Hip Prosthesis
- Joint Diseases
- Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses
Anatomy
- hip