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. 2015 May 13;86(3):345–350. doi: 10.3109/17453674.2014.1004015

Table 2.

Data on the 6 patients (9 hips) with a definite adverse reaction to metal debris (ARMD). None of the patients had major muscle destruction. The 64 M, 69 M, and 62 M patients had both hips with ARMD. The ARMD diagnosis of the right hip of 64 M was based on operative findings in a revision operation in 2009

Age Sex Side OHS Pain Clicking Sublux. Swelling s-Cr, µg/L s-Co, µg/L Cup incl. (°) MRI Revision or follow-up
64 M Right NA Moderate No Yes No NA NA 48 NA Revised
64 M Left 35 Moderate Yes Yes Yes 3.9 4.5 43 Solid and fluid Revised 55 × 35 × 110 mm
69 M Right 44 Mild No No No 7.6 13.5 61 Fluid 30 × 40 × 65 mm Revised and 85 × 80 × 30 and solid 20 × 20 × 50
69 M Left 44 No No No No 7.6 13.5 47 Fluid 57 × 46 × 10 mm Follow-up
49 M Right 33 Hard Yes Yes Yes 4.3 4.5 42 Fluid 70 × 26 × 23 mm Follow-up
62 M Right 39 No No No No 7.6 14.9 48 No findings Follow-up
62 M Left 39 No No No No 7.6 14.9 43 Some fluid Revised
59 M Right 41 Moderate No No No 1.6 2.9 47 Fluid 50 × 5 × 5 mm Follow-up
67 M Right 48 No No No No 1.1 1.2 47 Fluid 13 × 19 × 50 mm Follow-up

OHS: See Table 1. Sublux.: subluxation sensation; s-Cr: serum chromium level; s-Co: serum cobalt level; Cup incl.: cup inclination angle;

MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; NA: not available.