Open AccessHigh Revision Rate for Large-head Metal-on-metal THA at a Mean of 7.1 Years: A Registry Study
Author(s) -
Matti Seppänen,
Inari Laaksonen,
Pekka Pulkkinen,
Antti Eskelinen,
AriPekka Puhto,
Jukka Kettunen,
Jukka Leskinen,
Mikko Manninen,
Keijo Mäkelä
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000159
Subject(s) - medicine , head (geology) , orthopedic surgery , surgery , geology , geomorphology
Large-diameter head metal-on-metal (MoM) THA has largely been abandoned as a result of higher than anticipated revision rates. However, the majority of these implants are still in situ. Although earlier reports from the Finnish Arthroplasty Register noted similar short-term survivorship between large-diameter head MoM THA and conventional cemented THA, longer term survivorship of this population is unclear. Although reported revision rates for this implant group have been high, the majority of these implants have not been revised and followup is important to improve long-term management.