Metal-on-metal resurfacing arthroplasty: no way under the sun!--in the affirmative.
I have been charged in this debate format to refute the idea suggested in the title. To do this, I will address 2 questions: (1) What problem does it solve? and (2) What risk does it pose? The answers to these questions will support my conclusion that metal-on-metal resurfacing arthroplasty is the wrong operation to be making a reappearance at this time.
Hungerford
David S
DS
The Orthopedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 5601 Loch Raven Boulevard, POB G-1, Baltimore, MD 21239, USA.
D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D011474:Prosthesis Design
D008670:Metals