If you have higher than normal metal levels in your blood or other complications your surgeon will probably recommend hip revision surgery this is a second hip operation to remove and replace parts of your metal on metal hip with a different type of implant.
Metal on metal hip replacement toxicity.
Even if your hip replacement is only partially metal you can still get metal poisoning.
The result can be a build up of metal debris in nearby tissue and in the bloodstream.
The other eight had metal on metal prostheses.
Failing metal hip replacements can also lead to metallosis.
Neuro ocular toxicity 14 patients cardiotoxicity 11 patients and thyroid toxicity 9 patients.
A 2017 study in bmc psychiatry looked at ten cases of metal on metal hip replacements.
Some devices are ceramic on metal which has significantly lowered the prevalence of this condition but still presents with some cases.
Metal on metal mom hip implants have unique risks in addition to the general risks of all hip implants.
Sometimes a device can fracture opening up internal metal parts that hadn t been exposed to the body before.
All artificial hip implants carry risks including wear of the component material.
Cobalt chromium metal poisoning from hip replacements cobalt chromium poisoning is a risk for anyone with a metal on metal mom hip replacement.
It happens when there s friction between metal surfaces.
Epub 2017 sep 12.
Systemic toxicity was first manifest months and often several years after placement of the metal containing joint.
A retrospective case series investigating the association of systemic toxicity with serum cobalt and chromium concentrations.
Hip revision surgery preserving evidence for your case.
Metal on metal hip joint prostheses.
When metal grinds on metal metal flakes can rub off the hip replacement implant and seep into a patient s body.
The friction releases tiny metal particles into your bloodstream that could trigger a hypersensitive immune response in your body.
Patients can experience pain around the hip joint swelling and inflammation numbness bone loss tissue death and renewed mobility problems.