Ceramic On Ceramic Pseudotumor

Pseudotumor is a rare complication after total hip arthroplasty more frequent in metal on metal combinations.

Ceramic on ceramic pseudotumor. Numerous reports exist of pseudotumor and altr reactions in non mom articulations in tha identifying trunnion wear as a source of metal ions 3 23 24. Massive pseudotumor in a ceramic poly revision. These devices are made from a variety of synthetic materials such as metal polyethylene plastic and ceramic. Pseudotumor is a rare complication after total hip arthroplasty more frequent in metal on metal combinations.

There is no reported case to our knowledge of a pseudotumor related to a ceramic on ceramic coc tha. We present a case with severe systemic repercussion after total hip arthroplasty revision with ceramic on polyethylene combination. It was first described by griffiths in 1987 in a series of 15 patients with metal on polyethylene tha. We present a case with severe systemic repercussion after total hip arthro plasty revision with ceramic on polyethylene combination.

Although pseudotumor formation has been reported in ceramic on polyethylene articulations this was in the setting of elevated metal ion levels and ultimately attributed to modular neck wear. It was a diagnostic challenge that although not treated at an early. What is a pseudotumor.