Metal on Metal Bearing in Total Hip Arthroplasty and Its Impact on Synovial Cell Count.

Henrik C BäckerChia H WuDavid Richard KrügerClemens GwinnerCarsten PerkaSebastian Hardt

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)

MoM bearing shows significantly higher synovial WBC and PMN% when compared to aseptic THA with ceramic on PE bearing above the MSIS cut-off. This is an important consideration when diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection using the MSIS guidelines.

Keyphrases

total hip arthroplasty
single cell
cell therapy
stem cells
peripheral blood
bone marrow
total knee arthroplasty