Ceramic On Ceramic Pseudotumor

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Ceramic on ceramic pseudotumor.

The hip joint is a ball and socket joint meaning the ball that forms the head of the femur bone upper leg bone fits into the socket acetabulum of the pelvic bone and this creates the rotational hip. What is a pseudotumor. Pseudotumor is a rare complication after total hip arthroplasty more frequent in metal on metal combinations. It was first described by griffiths in 1987 in a series of 15 patients with metal on polyethylene tha.

Over the last decade pseudotumor has become a rising complication of total hip arthroplasty tha. These devices are made from a variety of synthetic materials such as metal polyethylene plastic and ceramic. Massive pseudotumor in a ceramic poly revision. Although pseudotumor formation has been reported in ceramic on polyethylene articulations this was in the setting of elevated metal ion levels and ultimately attributed to modular neck wear.

Pseudotumor is a rare complication after total hip arthroplasty more frequent in metal on metal combinations. It was a diagnostic challenge that although not treated at an early. We present a case with severe systemic repercussion after total hip arthroplasty revision with ceramic on polyethylene combination.