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ArticleThe Journal of arthroplasty2019

No Threshold Exists for Recommending Revision Surgery in Metal-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasty Patients With Adverse Reactions to Metal Debris: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 346 Revisions.

Gulraj S Matharu, Fiona Berryman, David J Dunlop, Matthew P Revell, Andrew Judge, David W Murray, Hemant G Pandit

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Article in The Journal of arthroplasty, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. The cement-in-cement technique is a reliable option in hip arthroplasty revision surgery: a systematic review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021
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Gulraj S MatharuNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom; Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; Research Department, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Fiona BerrymanResearch Department, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
David J DunlopResearch Department, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Matthew P RevellResearch Department, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Andrew JudgeNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom; Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
David W MurrayNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Hemant G PanditNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.

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Arthritis Research UK 21006Department of Health
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSurgeons currently have difficulty when managing metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty (MoMHA) patients with adverse reactions to metal debris (ARMD). This stems from a lack of evidence, which is emphasized by the variability in the recommendations proposed by different worldwide regulatory authorities for considering MoMHA revision surgery. We investigated predictors of poor outcomes following MoMHA revision surgery performed for ARMD to help inform the revision threshold and type of reconstruction.

methodsWe retrospectively studied 346 MoMHA revisions for ARMD performed at 2 European centers. Preoperative (metal ions/imaging) and intraoperative (findings, components removed/implanted) factors were used to predict poor outcomes. Poor outcomes were postoperative complications (including re-revision), 90-day mortality, and poor Oxford Hip Score.

resultsPoor outcomes occurred in 38.5%. Shorter time (under 4 years) to revision surgery was the only preoperative predictor of poor outcomes (odds ratio [OR] = 2.12, confidence interval [CI] = 1.00-4.46). Prerevision metal ions and imaging did not influence outcomes. Single-component revisions (vs all-component revisions) increased the risk of poor outcomes (OR = 2.99, CI = 1.50-5.97). Intraoperative modifiable factors reducing the risk of poor outcomes included the posterior approach (OR = 0.22, CI = 0.10-0.49), revision head sizes ≥36 mm (vs <36 mm: OR = 0.37, CI = 0.18-0.77), ceramic-on-polyethylene revision bearings (OR vs ceramic-on-ceramic = 0.30, CI = 0.14-0.66), and metal-on-polyethylene revision bearings (OR vs ceramic-on-ceramic = 0.37, CI = 0.17-0.83).

conclusionNo threshold exists for recommending revision in MoMHA patients with ARMD. However postrevision outcomes were surgeon modifiable. Optimal outcomes may be achieved if surgeons use the posterior approach, revise all MoMHA components, and use ≥36 mm ceramic-on-polyethylene or metal-on-polyethylene articulations.

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AgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipCeramicsFemaleHip ProsthesisHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMetal-on-Metal Joint ProsthesesMetalsMiddle AgedOdds RatioPolyethylenePostoperative ComplicationsProsthesis DesignReoperationMetalsPolyethyleneadverse reactions to metal debrismetal-on-metal hip arthroplastyoutcomespredictorsrevision surgery

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PMCPMC6590389

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