Has the threshold for revision surgery for adverse reactions to metal debris changed in metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty patients? A cohort study of 239 patients using an adapted risk-stratification algorithm

Gulraj S. Matharu,Fiona Berryman,DJ Dunlop,Andrew Judge,David W. Murray,Hemant Pandit

Has the threshold for revision surgery for adverse reactions to metal debris changed in metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty patients? A cohort study of 239 patients using an adapted risk-stratification algorithm

2019

Gulraj S. Matharu
Fiona Berryman
DJ Dunlop
Andrew Judge
David W. Murray
Hemant Pandit

Background and purpose — A risk-stratification algorithm for metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty (MoMHA) patients was devised by US experts to help clinicians make management decisions. However, the pr...

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Algorithm
Cohort study
Surgery
Arthroplasty
Medicine
metal debris
risk stratification
Physical therapy
hip arthroplasty

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