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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Weiser MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4762799 | biostudies-other | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine 20160301 1
The management of the patient with a recalled, modular neck-body total hip arthroplasty can be complex, as it involves a combination of clinical, technical, and medicolegal challenges. Management begins with a thorough history and physical exam, radiographic evaluation, infection workup, and serum metal ion levels. Three-dimensional imaging is obtained based on patient symptomatology and metal ion levels and is used to evaluate for the presence of an adverse local tissue response as well as the ...[more]