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SUBMITTER: Campbell J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5485220 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Campbell Joshua J Rajaee Sean S Brien Earl E Paiement Guy D GD
Arthroplasty today 20170202 2
We present a unique case of a symptomatic adverse local tissue reaction in a patient with a ceramic-on-ceramic total hip bearing surface. To our knowledge, this pathological finding has not yet been described in a ceramic-on-ceramic articulation without a cobalt-chromium alloy trunnion or modular neck component as a source of metal wear. We conclude that despite its mechanical mostly benign wear characteristics, ceramic wear debris is not entirely inert and may lead to the development of adverse ...[more]