Gluteal muscle fatty atrophy is not associated with elevated blood metal ions or pseudotumors in patients with a unilateral metal-on-metal hip replacement
Background and purpose — There are no international guidelines to define adverse reaction to metal debris (ARMD). Muscle fatty atrophy has been reported to be common in patients with failing metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacements. We assessed whether gluteal muscle fatty atrophy is associated with el...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2015.1094713 |