Metallosis and elevated serum levels of tantalum following failed revision hip arthroplasty--a case report.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Babis, George C; Stavropoulos, Nikolaos A; Sasalos, Gregory; Ochsenkuehn-Petropoulou, Maria; Megas, Panagiotis
- Source
- Acta Orthopaedica. Dec2014, Vol. 85 Issue 6, p677-680. 4p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph.
- Subject
- *HIP joint radiography
*SYNOVIAL membranes surgery
*DEBRIDEMENT
*CONGENITAL hip dislocation
*METALS
*MOVEMENT disorders
*PAIN
*REOPERATION
*SURGICAL complications
*SURGICAL instruments
*TOTAL hip replacement
TREATMENT of surgical complications
- Language
- ISSN
- 1745-3674
The article presents a case study of a 70 year old female patient who had undergone a total hip replacement in 1967 and in 1977 discovered that the replacement had failed and then had to undergo three revisions. A discussion of diagnoses of metallosis and elevated serum levels of tantalum which the patient received after a failed revision hip arthroplasty is presented.