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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Joints 2019; 07(04): 215-217
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730981
Case Report

Metallosis in Sequelae of Prosthetic Revision for Ceramic Components Fracture: A Case Report with Clinical Presentation Mimicking Periprosthetic Hip Infection

Stefano Artiaco
1   Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
,
Federico Fusini 
1   Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
,
Kristijan Zoccola
1   Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
,
Alessandro Massè
1   Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
,
Giulia Colzani
2   Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Policlinico di Modena, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Modena, Italy
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Abstract

Ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasties have been developed and widely used during last decades because of their long-term survival and biomechanical properties. One of the most dangerous complication of these implants is the fracture of the ceramic components. The management of this condition should be carefully planned and the choice of the new implant is crucial. We describe a rare case of severe hip synovitis due to massive metallosis in sequelae of mismanaged prosthetic revision for fracture of the ceramic acetabular liner with an unusual clinical presentation that simulate a periprosthetic infection.

Keywords

metallosis - hip synovitis - periprosthetic hip infection - fracture of ceramic acetabular liner


Publication History

Received: 01 May 2018

Accepted: 18 April 2021

Article published online:
18 June 2021

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