title: Osteolysis after ceramic-on-ceramic hip arthroplasty. A case report.
abstract: A patient with rheumatoid arthritis operated on with insertion of an uncemented ceramic-on-ceramic Mittelmeier total hip developed an extensive, rapidly evolving osteolysis around the prosthetic stem, which in turn fractured spontaneously after 5 years. Aggressive bone resorption cannot be prevented by exclusion of polyethylene and bone cement from hip arthroplasty.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital, Department of Orthopedics, Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Borssén
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kärrholm
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Snorrason
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001843:Bone Cements; D002516:Ceramics; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements