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Beyond the Pseudotumor – mars mri of painful metal-on-metal hips

Beyond the Pseudotumor – mars mri of painful metal-on-metal hips. The following presentation was given at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in 2011. metalions@ucl.ac.uk.

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Beyond the Pseudotumor – mars mri of painful metal-on-metal hips

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  1. Beyond the Pseudotumor – mars mri of painful metal-on-metal hips The following presentation was given at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in 2011 metalions@ucl.ac.uk R. Sandhu, K. Satchithananda, A. Mitchell, A. Lewis, J. Henckel, E. Kew, S. Sabah, D. McRobbie, A. Papadakos, A. Hart Beyond The Pseudotumor - MARS MRI Of Painful Metal-On-Metal Hips

  2. introduction • MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is a crucial tool in the assessment of patients with metal on metal (MOM) hip replacements with postoperative hip pain. • In a number of these patients, we have diagnosed clinically relevant pathology, which is not related to the presence of pseudotumors (sterile synovial based soft tissue lesions) around the prosthesis. • These lesions are likely to have been missed by other imaging modalities such as focussed hip ultrasound. Beyond The Pseudotumor - MARS MRI Of Painful Metal-On-Metal Hips

  3. Introduction Epidemiology • 1 million metal-on-metal (MOM) hips were implanted worldwide from 1997 – 2011 • All regulatory agencies worldwide have guidelines on management of patients with painful MOM hips • 1 type, the ASR, has been recalled after 100,000 implantations. It has a failure rate of upto 49% at 5 years. “Unexplained”43% Beyond The Pseudotumor - MARS MRI Of Painful Metal-On-Metal Hips

  4. Our experience • We are a tertiary referral centre for patients with painful MOM hips • We run “painful MOM hip” clinics and have performed MARS MRI in over 200 patients • We are linked to the London Implant Retrieval Centre which has collected over 900 explanted MOM hips from all over the world Beyond The Pseudotumor - MARS MRI Of Painful Metal-On-Metal Hips

  5. Methods • We studied patients using MARS MRI imaging techniques to demonstrate lesions other than pseudotumours and will discuss their implications. • Metal artefact-reduction sequences for MRI can produce diagnostic quality images of the periprosthetic tissues • Toms et al, ClinRadiol [2008], Hart et al, JBJS(Br) [2009] Beyond The Pseudotumor - MARS MRI Of Painful Metal-On-Metal Hips

  6. Results • The ‘non-pseudotumor’ lesions found on the postoperative MOM hip replacement MARS MRI included: • massive muscle necrosis • periprosthetic fractures • a case of diffuse bony metastases • an exostosis • a case of clinically relevant genitourinary pathology Beyond The Pseudotumor - MARS MRI Of Painful Metal-On-Metal Hips

  7. Complications Massive Osteolysis Axial T1W and Intraoperative image Patient went on to have a total hip replacement Beyond The Pseudotumor - MARS MRI Of Painful Metal-On-Metal Hips

  8. Complications Periprosthetic Fractures Axial T1W Patient went on to have a prosthesis revision to treat their pubic ramus fracture Beyond The Pseudotumor - MARS MRI Of Painful Metal-On-Metal Hips

  9. Complications Metastatic Bony Deposits Axial and Coronal T1W Patient went on to have chemotherapy and hormonal therapy Beyond The Pseudotumor - MARS MRI Of Painful Metal-On-Metal Hips

  10. Complications An Exostosis Axial T1W This lesion would have been missed with a focussed left hip US Beyond The Pseudotumor - MARS MRI Of Painful Metal-On-Metal Hips

  11. Complications Case of Fibroids Axial T2W This patient went on to have a gynaecological referral Beyond The Pseudotumor - MARS MRI Of Painful Metal-On-Metal Hips

  12. Discussion • The demonstration of these ‘non-pseudotumor’ lesions highlights the importance of MRI when imaging MOM hip replacements for postoperative pain. • Of equal importance is the demonstration of supplementary pathology which in some cases significantly alters the patient’s treatment. • Moreover, a number of these lesions can only be demonstrated by MRI rather than focussed hip ultrasound because of its larger field of view enabling visualisation of the whole pelvis. Beyond The Pseudotumor - MARS MRI Of Painful Metal-On-Metal Hips

  13. conclusion • We aimed to show that when reporting a MARS MRI, it is not only the periprosthetic tissues that are important but also the evaluation of other structures. • This includes pathology other than pseudotumors that has significant additional implications in patient management. Beyond The Pseudotumor - MARS MRI Of Painful Metal-On-Metal Hips

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