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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 98-B, Issue 11 | Pages 1455 - 1462
1 Nov 2016
Matharu GS Berryman F Brash L Pynsent PB Dunlop DJ Treacy RBC

Aims

We investigated whether blood metal ion levels could effectively identify patients with bilateral Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) implants who have adverse reactions to metal debris (ARMD).

Patients and Methods

Metal ion levels in whole blood were measured in 185 patients with bilateral BHRs. Patients were divided into those with ARMD who either had undergone a revision for ARMD or had ARMD on imaging (n = 30), and those without ARMD (n = 155). Receiver operating characteristic analysis was used to determine the optimal thresholds of blood metal ion levels for identifying patients with ARMD.