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A1 Jacobs, Joshua J.
T1 The Utility of MARS MRI in Patients with Metal-on-Metal BearingsCommentary on an article by Alister J. Hart, MA, MD, FRCSG(Orth), et al.: “Pseudotumors in Association with Well-Functioning Metal-on-Metal Hip Prostheses. A Case-Control Study Using Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging”
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2012
FD February 15
VO 94
IS 4
SP e26 1
OP 2
DO 10.2106/JBJS.K.01602
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.K.01602
AB 
Metal-on-metal bearings for total hip arthroplasty have a long history of use that dates back to the introduction of the McKee-Farrar prosthesis in the 1960s. Metal-on-metal bearings ultimately fell out of favor because of the excellent clinical results of the Charnley low-friction arthroplasty concept, which employed metal-on-UHMWPE (ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene) bearing surfaces. However, the use of metal-on-metal bearings was revisited in the 1990s as polyethylene-associated periprosthetic osteolysis emerged as a major clinical problem limiting the longevity of hip reconstructions in high-demand patient populations.