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Early clinical failure of the Birmingham metal-on-metal hip resurfacing is associated with metallosis and soft-tissue necrosis.

Institute of Orthopaedics, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich NR47UY, UK.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume (impact factor: 2.83). 09/2009; 91(8):1025-30. DOI:10.1302/0301-620X.91B8.21701
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ABSTRACT The rate and mode of early failure in 463 Birmingham hip resurfacings in a two-centre, multisurgeon series were examined. Of the 463 patients two have died and three were lost to follow-up. The mean radiological and clinical follow-up was for 43 months (6 to 90). We have revised 13 resurfacings (2.8%) including seven for pain, three for fracture, two for dislocation and another for sepsis. Of these, nine had macroscopic and histological evidence of metallosis. The survival at five years was 95.8% (95% confidence interval (CI) 94.1 to 96.8) for revision for all causes and 96.9% (95% CI 95.5 to 98.3) for metallosis. The rate of metallosis related revision was 3.1% at five years. Risk factors for metallosis were female gender, a small femoral component, a high abduction angle and obesity. We do not advocate the use of the Birmingham Hip resurfacing procedure in patients with these risk factors.

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Keywords

13 resurfacings
 
43 months
 
463 Birmingham hip resurfacings
 
95% confidence interval
 
Birmingham Hip resurfacing procedure
 
causes
 
clinical follow-up
 
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fracture
 
mean radiological
 
metallosis
 
multisurgeon series
 
Risk factors
 
small femoral component