| Literature DB >> 31496340 |
Gulraj S Matharu1,2,3, Fiona Berryman3, David J Dunlop3, Andrew Judge1,2, David W Murray1, Hemant G Pandit1,4.
Abstract
Background and purpose - A risk-stratification algorithm for metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty (MoMHA) patients was devised by US experts to help clinicians make management decisions. However, the proposed algorithm did not cover all potential patient or surgical abnormalities. Therefore we adapted the US risk-stratification algorithm in MoMHA patients revised for adverse reactions to metal debris (ARMD) to determine the variability in the revision threshold, and also whether high-risk patients had inferior outcomes following revision.Patients and methods - We analysed 239 MoMHA revisions for ARMD between 2001 and 2016 from 2 centres with pre-revision blood metal ions and imaging. Patients were stratified (low risk, moderate risk, high risk) using pre-revision factors (implant, radiographic, blood metal ions, cross-sectional imaging) by adapting a published algorithm. The risk categories for each factor were assessed against revision year, revision centre, and post-revision outcomes (re-revision surgery, and any poor outcome).Results - Compared with hips revised before 2012, hips revised from 2012 onwards included more high-risk implants (44% vs. 17% pre-2012), high-risk radiographic features (85% vs. 69% pre-2012), and low-risk metal ions (41% vs. 19% pre-2012). 1 centre more frequently revised patients with high-risk implants (48% vs. 14%) and low-risk blood metal ions (45% vs. 15%) compared with the other. All these comparisons were statistically significant (p < 0.05). With the limited sample size available, implant, radiographic, blood metal ion, and cross-sectional imaging risk groups did not statistically significantly affect the rates of re-revision surgery or frequency of poor outcomes post-revision.Interpretation - When applying the adapted risk-stratification algorithm the threshold for ARMD revision changed over time, presumably due to increasing evidence, patient surveillance, and investigation since 2012. Lower blood metal ion thresholds were used from 2012 for ARMD revisions; however, there was evidence that centres attached different importance to metal ions when managing patients. High-risk patients did not have inferior outcomes following ARMD revision.Entities:
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31496340 PMCID: PMC6844394 DOI: 10.1080/17453674.2019.1659661
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Orthop ISSN: 1745-3674 Impact factor: 3.717
Adaptation of the risk stratification of metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty patients originally proposed by Kwon et al. (2014)
| Pre-revision factor | Low risk | Moderate risk | High risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Implant | – Non-recalled hip resurfacing in men under 50 years with OA | – All other non-recalled hip resurfacing implants | – Large-diameter (≥ 36 mm) modular THA |
| – Any recalled implants | |||
| Radiographic | – Optimal acetabular component position | – Optimal acetabular component position | – Suboptimal acetabular component position |
| – No implant osteolysis or loosening | – No implant osteolysis or loosening | – Any implant osteolysis and/or loosening | |
| Blood metal ions b | – Both under 3 ppb | – Either or both between 3 and 10 ppb | – Either or both above 10 ppb |
| Cross-sectional imaging | – Within normal limits | – ARMD without muscle/bone involvement | – ARMD with muscle/bone involvement |
| – Simple cystic lesions or small cystic lesions without thick walls | – Solid or mixed lesions | ||
| – Cystic lesions with thick walls |
ARMD = adverse reactions to metal debris; OA = osteoarthritis; ppb = parts per billion; THA = total hip arthroplasty.
Optimal position defined in methods section.
Chromium and cobalt
Demographics of metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty patients undergoing revision surgery. Values are frequency (percentage) unless otherwise specified
| Pre-revision details | Cohort revised (n = 239) |
|---|---|
| Mean age at revision, years (SD) | 60 (11) |
| Female sex (%) | 168 (70) |
| Bilateral MoM hips any (%) | 93 (39) |
| Bilateral MoM hips revised for ARMD (%) | 35 (15) |
| Mean time to revision in years for ARMD (SD) | 7 (3) |
| Primary and revision centre same | 182 (76) |
| Primary implant type | |
| Hip resurfacing | 150 (63) |
| Total hip arthroplasty | 89 (37) |
| Primary implant design | |
| BHR | 104 (44) |
| Other (THR or HR) | 51 (21) |
| Conserve HR | 29 (12) |
| Corail-Pinnacle THR | 29 (12) |
| Synergy BHR THR | 26 (11) |
| Primary implant head size | |
| <46 | 80 (42) |
| 46 mm | 60 (31) |
| >46 | 52 (27) |
| Symptoms | |
| Local symptoms | 221 (93) |
| Systemic symptoms | 2 (0.8) |
| Blood metal ions: | |
| Median cobalt, µg/l (IQR) | 1.9 (0.7–8.0) |
| Median chromium, µg/l (IQR) | 3.5 (1.6–8.3) |
| Radiographs | |
| Mean cup inclination in degrees (SD) | 49 (11) |
| Mean cup version in degrees (SD) | 19 (10) |
| Cup malposition | 135 (57) |
| Stem/head malposition | 3 (1) |
| Loose cup | 9 (4) |
| Loose stem | 11 (5) |
| Lysis cup | 101 (42) |
| Lysis stem | 42 (18) |
| Neck thinning | 34 (14) |
| Impingement | 1 (0.4) |
| Heterotopic ossification | 20 (8) |
| Any cross-sectional imaging | |
| Any abnormality (% of those with imaging) | 202 (85) |
| Pseudotumors (PT) | |
| PT numbers | 163 (68) |
| PT consistency (% of all PT) | |
| Cystic | 71 (44) |
| Mixed | 83 (52) |
| Solid | 7 (4) |
| PT location (% of all PT) | |
| Anterior ± lateral | 64 (40) |
| Posterior ± lateral | 48 (30) |
| Anterior + posterior ± lateral | 29 (18) |
| Other | 20 (12) |
| Median PT volume, cm3 (IQR) | 45 (13–130) |
| Other image abnormalities | |
| Effusion | 44 (18) |
| Muscle atrophy/damage | 17 (7) |
| Tendon abnormality/damage | 13 (5) |
| Bursal distension/thickening | 24 (10) |
BHR = Birmingham Hip Resurfacing; HR = hip resurfacing; IQR = interquartile range; PT = pseudotumor; SD = standard deviation; THA = total hip arthroplasty.
Note that micrograms per litre (µg/l) and parts per billion (ppb) are equivalent units of measure (see Table 1).
Adapted risk-stratification group in relation to year of revision surgery. Values are frequency (percentage)
| Risk-stratification group | Revised before 2012 | Revised 2012 onwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | (n = 58; 24%) | (n = 181; 76%) | p-value | |
| Implant | 0.001 | |||
| Low | 11 (5) | 3 (5) | 8 (4) | |
| Moderate | 138 (58) | 45 (78) | 93 (51) | |
| High | 90 (38) | 10 (17) | 80 (44) | |
| Radiographic | 0.01 | |||
| Low/moderate | 46 (19) | 18 (31) | 28 (16) | |
| High | 193 (81) | 40 (69) | 153 (85) | |
| Blood metal ions | 0.001 | |||
| Low | 86 (36) | 11 (19) | 75 (41) | |
| Moderate | 92 (39) | 23 (40) | 69 (38) | |
| High | 61 (25) | 24 (41) | 37 (20) | |
| Cross-sectional imaging | 0.4 | |||
| Low | 43 (18) | 7 (12) | 36 (20) | |
| Moderate | 106 (44) | 26 (45) | 80 (44) | |
| High | 90 (38) | 25 (43) | 65 (36) |