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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Mater Res A. 2014 Mar 26;103(1):211–223. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.35165

Table 1.

Summary of stated reasons for revision associated with MOP hips, MOM hips and knees.

Reasons for Revision Implant Type
MOP Hip (18) MOM Hip (19) Knee (14)
Infection 5 1 8
Loosening 13 2 6
ALTR 0 11 0
Pain 1 16 1
Other 1 4 1

Note, several revision reports listed multiple reasons all of which are captured here. The other category includes fracture of the stem, osteolysis, subluxation, avascular necrosis, and mechanical failure (unspecified).