ArticleArthroplasty today2026
MARS MRI Abnormalities in Asymptomatic Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients With a Titanium Sleeved Ceramic Head.
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Background: Titanium sleeves are the gold standard to protect ceramic heads placed on a previously used trunnion. However, this introduces another articulation that may lead to local soft tissue reaction. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of abnormalities on metal artifact reduction sequence magnetic resonance imaging (MARS MRI) in asymptomatic patients with a titanium sleeve in revision total hip arthroplasty (rTHA). Methods: Sixteen asymptomatic patients (17 hips) with a minimum of 1-year follow-up after rTHA with titanium sleeves in a ceramic head were enrolled in this study. The inclusion criteria included the absence of hip pain. All patients underwent an MARS MRI scan interpreted by a fellowship-trained musculoskeletal radiologist to determine the presence of fluid collections in asymptomatic patients with titanium sleeves. Results: The average follow-up from rTHA to MRI was 5.58 ± 4.61 years (range 1-13.1). Fluid collections were observed in 13 (76%) of the 17 asymptomatic hips in this cohort. Most of these collections were extra-articular in nature over the greater trochanter, with only 3 having direct intracapsular communication. All these collections except 2 were a type 1 lesion based on the Hart classification, whereas the remaining were type 2a. The average pseudocapsule thickness was 11.2 mm in the patients with fluid collections, in comparison to 7.5 mm in those who did not. There were no signs of osteolysis at the most recent follow-up. Conclusions: Fluid collections are not uncommon after r-THA with a titanium-sleeved ceramic femoral head. Unlike primary THA, synovial thickening may be present in this population. The clinical importance of these findings remains unknown, but this provides information to providers who may obtain MARS MRIs after r-THA. Level of Evidence: Diagnostic level IV.
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