Table 3 Prevalence of symptoms with pseudotumors and associated factors
From: Factors associated with symptomatic pseudotumors following metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty
Authors | n | Symptomatic (%) | Asymptomatic (%) | Factor associated with symptoms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hart et al. [10] | 34 | 17 (50) | 17 (50) | |
Sutphen et al. [8] | 70 | 31 (44) | 39 (56) | Elevated serum cobalt level |
Bisschop et al. [2] | 40 | 11 (28) | 29 (73) | Larger pseudotumors |
Nawabi et al. [7] | 55 | 40 (73) | 15 (27) | Larger pseudotumors |
Current study | 62 | 16 (26) | 46 (74) | Larger pseudotumors |