Metal-on-metal bearings and hypersensitivity in patients with artificial hip joints. A clinical and histomorphological study.

HG, Willert; GH, Buchhorn; A, Fayyazi; R, Flury; M, Windler; G, Köster; CH, Lohmann

doi:10.2106/jbjs.a.02039pp

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Metal-on-metal bearings and hypersensitivity in patients with artificial hip joints. A clinical and histomorphological study.

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Willert HG

Buchhorn GH

Fayyazi A

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Some patients who have a total hip replacement with a second-generation metal-on-metal articulation have persistent or early recurrence of preoperative symptoms. Characteristic histological changes in the periprosthetic tissues suggested the development of an immunological respons...

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