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Metal-on-Metal Bearings - A Clinical Practicum (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
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Metal-on-Metal Bearings - A Clinical Practicum (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
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This book addresses the background and significance of the factors
potentially influencing the clinical and biological outcomes of
metal-on-metal hip implants. Metal-on-metal bearings were
introduced and evaluated as an alternative to other bearing
couples, particularly metal-on-polyethylene, due to their enhanced
wear resistance as determined in laboratory testing. Initially,
reports of short-term clinical outcomes were favorable and an
increasing number of metal-on-metal prostheses were implanted.
Subsequently, isolated case findings describing adverse tissue
responses around the articulation became the harbinger of an
increasing number of reports describing pseudotumors and other
significant lymphocytic-based responses associated with
metal-on-metal prostheses. Questions have been raised as to whether
this is an implant, design, or patient-specific response. The
reasons why some patients have a negative biological response and
pathology while others do not remain to be determined, but tens of
thousands of patients in the US, the UK, and around the world are
considered to be at risk. Leading researchers and clinicians
describe the issues related to the nature of the biological and
pathological responses and the protocols that should be followed to
determine if an adverse response is occurring. This book is
essential reading for researchers, engineers, and orthopaedic
surgeons who are involved in the design, evaluation, and
implantation of metal-on-metal prostheses.
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