There are two fda approved metal on metal hip resurfacing devices available.
Metal hip replacement.
Even if your hip replacement is only partially metal you can still get metal poisoning.
Metal on metal hip replacements have been done for many years but became more popular over this past decade.
Some devices are ceramic on metal which has significantly lowered the prevalence of this condition but still presents with some cases.
Most people who have a metal on metal mom implant have well functioning hips and are thought to be at low risk of developing any serious problems.
During hip replacement a surgeon removes the damaged sections of your hip joint and replaces them with parts usually constructed of metal ceramic and very hard plastic.
However some metal on metal implants can fail increasing the amount of wear and producing small amounts of debris.
Metal on metal implants use a similar design to standard hip replacements but the surfaces of both the ball and the socket are made of metal.
Hip replacement surgery is a procedure in which a doctor surgically removes a painful hip joint with arthritis and replaces it with an artificial joint often made from metal and plastic components.
Reports of patient reactions to these ions have spurred the fda to order the 21 makers of these devices to perform new.
One leading theory claims the constant abrasion of the metal hip implant components causes minuscule cobalt chromium cocr particles to rub off and build up in the patient s body.
Metal on metal mom hip implants have unique risks in addition to the general risks of all hip implants.
All artificial hip implants carry risks including wear of the component material.
Metal on metal hip replacements release metal ions into the bloodstream.
But compared with other hip replacements some metal on metal hip devices have been found to wear down more quickly in some patients.
Sometimes a device can fracture opening up internal metal parts that hadn t been exposed to the body before.
Some patients who had a hip replacement prior to may 18 2016 may have received a metal on metal hip implant.