Metal release does not translate to increased metal allergy in metal-on-polyethylene THA .
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OE Journal. 2014;2(20):2 Acta Orthop. 2014 Aug;85(4):348-54. doi: 10.3109/17453674.2014.922730. Epub 2014 Jun 16.54 patients with primary osteoarthritis were randomized to undergo either reintroduced metal-on-metal (MOM) total hip resurfacing arthroplasty or metal-on-polyethylene (MOP) total hip arthroplasty, with the purpose of determining if the added excretion of metal ions from MOM results in heightened prevalence of metal allergies. A significant increase in cobalt and chromium in the MOM group was observed throughout the 5 year study period, but did not translate to increased metal allergy.
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El Índice de Fragilidad es una herramienta que ayuda en la interpretación de hallazgos significativos, proporcionando una medida de fuerza para un resultado. El Índice de Fragilidad representa el número de eventos consecutivos que es necesario añadir a un resultado dicotómico para que el hallazgo deje de ser significativo. Un número pequeño representa un hallazgo más débil y un número grande un hallazgo más fuerte.
¿Por qué se necesitaba ahora este estudio?
Metal-on-metal (MOM) total hip arthroplasties were the standard of care in the 1960's and 1970's, but researchers soon discovered MOM implants released high levels of cobalt, chromium, and nickel. Focus shifted towards metal-on-polyethylene (MOP) arthroplasties instead, which were later found to have a high incidence of osteolysis and aseptic loosening in young, active patients, which many consider an even greater problem. Consequently, MOM arthroplasties were reintroduced, but the risk of metal hypersensitivity has become an issue due to greater absolute number of wear particles. Based on the hypothesis that metal allergies can be caused by prolonged metal exposure, the aim of this study was to determine if MOM arthroplasties increased the incidence of metal allergies in exposed patients.
¿Cuál era la pregunta principal de la investigación?
Is there greater incidence of metal allergy in patients undergoing metal-on-metal total hip resurfacing arthroplasty compared to patients undergoing metal-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty 5 years post-surgery?
- A significant 10- to 20- fold increase in cobalt and chromium was observed in the urine of the MOM group throughout the 5 year follow-up (p<0.05), while no differences were observed in patients receiving implants with MOP or COP.
- The patch test revealed no significant difference in the incidence of metal hypersensitivity at 5 years between the MOM and MOP/COP groups, nor between MOP and COP patients (both p>0.05).
- The lymphocyte transformation assay revealed no significant difference in cellular reactivity at 5 years between the MOM and MOP/COP groups, nor between MOP and COP patients (both p>0.05).
¿Qué es lo que más debo recordar?
The significant increase of cobalt and chromium levels throughout the 5 year study period did not translate to increased metal allergy in patients that underwent metal-on-metal (MOM) total hip arthroplasty.
¿Cómo afectará esto al cuidado de mis pacientes?
It appears MOM total hip arthoplasty does not increase the incidence of metal allergies, but the long-term effects of metal exposure still remain uncertain. Results must be interpreted with caution, as the metel-on-metal group lost 7 patients to final follow-up.
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