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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Hall DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7239747 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Journal of arthroplasty 20200115 6S
Adverse local tissue reactions (ALTRs) were first associated with patients with failed metal-on-metal surface replacements and total hip arthroplasty (THA). However, an increasing number of cases of ALTR in metal-on-polyethylene (MOP) THA patients is being reported. Clinically, ALTR appears as benign, aseptic masses or bursae in the periprosthetic tissues. Histopathologically, ALTRs are distinguished by an intense lymphocyte infiltrate, destruction of the synovial surfaces, widespread necrosis, ...[more]