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. 2014 Nov 4;473(2):509–520. doi: 10.1007/s11999-014-3976-0

Table 3.

Published results with large-diameter (≥ 36 mm) metal-on-metal THA

Study Device (patient factors) Number of THAs Mean followup (years) Dislocations Bearing survival (number revised) ARMD incidence or mean ion levels
Cuckler et al., 2004 [12] M2a-38 616 1 (0–2) 0 (0%) 100% (0) 0 (0%)
Stuchin, 2008 [59] Birmingham 34 1 0 (0%) 100% (0) 0 (0%)
Parmaksizoglu et al., 2009 [51] Magnum™ (Crowe IV DDH) 15 4 (3–5) 0 (0%) 100% (0) 0 (0%)
Berton et al., 2010 [7] Durom 100 5 0 (0%) 93% (7) 0 (0%)
Cicek et al., 2010 [10] Cormet/Optimom 54 4 0 (0%) 98% (1) 0 (0%)
Illgen et al., 2010 [24] Durom 63 1 0 (0%) 89% (7) 1 (2%)
Long et al., 2010 [40] Durom 207 2 (1–2) 1 (1%) 86% (30) 0 (0%)
Mertl et al., 2010 [45] Durom 106 3 2 (2%) 100% (0) 0 (0%)
Zhang et al., 2010 [67] 25 Durom, 34 ASR (elderly) 59 5 0 (0%) 100% (0) 0 (0%)
de Steiger et al., 2011 [13] ASR 4406 2–7 15 (0%) 95% (210) 26 (1%)
Bolland et al., 2011 [8] Birmingham 199 5 (3–7) 0 (0%) 92% (17) 14 (7%)
Graves et al., 2011 [16] ASR N/A
(combined from Australian, England and Wales, and New Zealand registries)
N/A N/A 92% at 5 years N/A
Ultamet/ArticulEze 97% at 5 years
Birmingham 95% at 5 years
R3 98% at 1 year
Bionik 92% at 3 years
Cormet 93% at 5 years
Icon 94% at 3 years
M2a-38 95% at 5 years
Magnum™ 98% at 3 years
Durom 95% at 5 years
Mitch TRH 99% at 1 year
Ultamet/S-ROM 96% at 5 years
Langton et al., 2011 [31] ASR 87 6 N/A 51% at 6 years 25 (29%)
Lavigne et al., 2011 [34] Durom 49 2 N/A 98% (1) 3 µg/L mean blood Co
Magnum™ 19 2 100% (0) 1 µg/L mean blood Co
ASR 10 2 100% (0) 1 µg/L mean blood Co
Birmingham 11 2 100% (0) 2 µg/L mean blood Co
Malviya et al., 2011 [42] Birmingham 50 2 0 (0%) 96% (2) 2 (4%)
Steele et al., 2011 [58] ASR 105 2 (0–3) 0 (0%) 85% (16) 4 (4%)
Wynn-Jones et al., 2011 [65] ASR 62 3 (1–4) 0 (0%) 87% (8) 6 (10%)
Yalcin et al., 2011 [66] Cormet/Optimom (Crowe I and II DDH) 75 5 (3–6) 0 (0%) 100% (0) 0 (0%)
Althuizen et al., 2012 [1] Durom 64 3 0 (0%) 86% (6) 3 (5%)
Barrett et al., 2012 [5] Pinnacle/Ultamet 779 4 (2–10) 3 (0%) 97% (21) 7 (1%)
Bernthal et al., 2012 [6] ASR 70 (2–5) 0 (0%) 83% (12) 0 (0%)
Bosker et al., 2012 [9] Magnum™ 108 4 (3–5) 0 (0%) 88% (13) 42 (39%)
Hasegawa et al., 2012 [19] Cormet 75 2 0 (0%) 97% (2) 2 (3%)
Hutt et al., 2012 [23] Durom 84 4 (2–7) 0 (0%) 95% (4) 0 (0%)
Kindsfater et al., 2012 [27] Pinnacle/Ultamet 85 6 (5–8) 2 (2%) 99% (1) 0 (0%)
Kostensalo et al., 2012 [29] Magnum™ 691 1 0 (0%) 98% (11) 0 (0%)
Lardanchet et al., 2012 [32] Durom 24 1 1 (4%) 92% (2) 3 µg/L mean serum Co
Magnum™ 23 1 (4%) 100% (0) 2 µg/L mean serum Co
Conserve 20 0 (0%) 100% (0) 8 µg/L mean serum Co
Meding et al., 2012 [44] Magnum™ 611 3 (2–5) 1 (0%) 100% (3) 0 (0%)
Stürup et al., 2012 [60] 85 M2a-38, 271 Magnum™ 358 4 (1–6) 1 (0%) 95% (17) 1 (0%)
Hasegawa et al., 2013 [20] Cormet 108 2 0 (0.0%) 94% (7) 12 (11%)
Hosny et al., 2013 [22] Birmingham 44 5 1 (2.3%) 93% (3) 2 (5%)
Jack et al., 2013 [25] Birmingham 2101 (0–6) N/A 95% at 5 years (50) N/A
Levy and Ezzet, 2013 [35] Conserve 66 2 0 (0%) 86% (9) 8/78
Dynasty 12 2 0 (0%) 92% (1) (10%)
Mokka et al., 2013 [47] Magnum™ 80 6 (5–7) N/A 96% (3) 43 (54%)
Mokka et al., 2013 [46] Birmingham 432 3 (0–6) N/A 98% at 5 years n/a
ASR/Summit 495 2 (0–6) 97% at 5 years
Magnum™ 4202 2 (0–5) 97% at 5 years
Durom/CLS 154 4 (1–5) 89% at 5 years
M2a-38 2459 4 (0–8) 96% at 7 years
ASR/Corail 120 2 (0–4) 97% at 3 years
Durom/ML-taper 197 1 (0–4) N/A
Junnila et al., 2014 [26] Magnum™ 5464 3 (0–7) N/A 97% at 4 years N/A
Birmingham 475 4 (0–8) 97% at 4 years
ASR 632 4 (0–8) 90% at 4 years
Park et al., 2014 [50] Magnum™ (neuromuscular weakness) 19 1 0 (0%) 100% (0) 0 (0%)
Sugano et al., 2014 [61] Pinnacle Ultamet* 4744 N/A (surgeries done 2000 to 2011 in Japan) N/A N/A 63 (1%)
Conserve 1701 37 (2%)
Cormet 491 15 (3%)
Adept 636 7 (1%)
M2a-Taper, Magnum™* 2777 24 (1%)
FMP* 956 4 (0%)
Birmingham 121 0 (0%)
Current study M2a-38 636 8 1 (0%) 91% (59) 28 (4%)
Magnum™
804
6 0 (0%) 94% (49) 19 (1%)

*Some smaller head sizes included; ARMD = adverse reaction to metal debris; DDH = developmental dysplasia; ASR = Articular Surface Replacement; N/A = not available; Co = cobalt. Manufacturers: M2a-38, Magnum (Biomet, Inc, Warsaw, IN, USA; Valance, France); Birmingham, R3 (Smith & Nephew, Memphis, TN, USA; Warwick, UK; London, UK; Hull, UK); Cormet (Corin Medical Ltd, Cirencester, UK); Durom, CLS, ML-Taper (Zimmer, Inc, Warsaw, IN, USA; Winterthur, Switzerland; Etupes, France); ASR, Pinnacle Ultamet, ArticulEze, S-ROM, Summit, Corail (DePuy, Inc, Warsaw, IN, USA; Leeds, UK); Bionik (Orthodynamics, Lübeck, Germany), Icon (International Orthopaedics, Geisingen, Germany); Mitch TRH (Stryker, Mahwah, NJ, USA); Conserve, Dynasty (Wright Medical Technology, Arlington, TN, USA; Rueil Malmaison, France), FMP (DJO Surgical, Vista, CA, USA).