%0 Journal Article
%T High risk of complications using metal heads after ceramic fracture in total hip arthroplasty
%A Luigi Zagra
%A Nuria I Olmedo-Garcia
%J HIP International
%@ 1724-6067
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1120700018813978
%X There is some uncertainty about the bearing to be used to substitute a broken ceramic. Using metal components (head or liner) may lead to catastrophic wear of the metal. The purpose of this article is to describe the long-term follow-up result of ceramic fracture replaced with metal-on-polyethylene (MoP). We report 3 cases of ceramic head fracture after ceramic-on-ceramic (CoC) total hip arthroplasty (THA) in which the broken ceramic was replaced with MoP. All cases developed severe complications due to gross wear of the metal head: one developed a pseudotumour after a few months while the other 2 had significant local metallosis and toxic blood metal levels. When there is a fracture of a ceramic component, we advise caution with the use of metal heads, as small ceramic fragments can cause 3rd-body wear with massive metal debris and severe local and general complications
%K Ceramic breakage
%K metal toxicity
%K metallic wear
%K osteolysis
%K pseudotumour
%K THA complications
%K total hip arthroplasty
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1120700018813978