title: Hip resurfacing and pseudotumour.
abstract: Metal on metal hip resurfacing has been used widely over the last ten years but there has been recent concern about destructive soft tissue reactions, which have been called pseudotumours by some authors. This has generated considerable controversy. This review explains why pseudotumours occur after resurfacing and how they can be prevented. It also supports the continued use of resurfacing in appropriate patients by appropriately trained surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Headington, Oxford - UK and Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology &amp; Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford - UK.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grammatopoulos
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gundle
authors.forename: C L Max H
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Gibbons
authors.forename: Duncan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Whitwell
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Sion
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Glyn-Jones
authors.forename: Hemant G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ostlere
authors.forename: Harinderjit S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Athanasou
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McLardy-Smith
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D061825:Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure