Small-head metal on metal total hip arthroplasty is associated with a high rate of complication and reoperation at mid-term follow-up

Background: Adverse reactions to metal debris are significant complications after metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty. Recently, late appearances of adverse reactions to metal debris and subsequent need for reoperations have been reported with small-diameter head metal-on-metal devices. We retrosp...

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Main Authors: Nobuhiko Sumiyoshi, Kazuhiro Oinuma, Yoko Miura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-05-01
Series:SAGE Open Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121211014707