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Patient was revised to address damage to his hip joint and body.After review of the medical records for mdr reportability, alleges pain, discomfort, decreased range of motion, dizziness, blurred vision, cold sweats, headaches, fatigue, leg and hip weakness, and elevated cobalt and chromium ions.The surgeon's revision operative note indicated "a fairly large intramuscular lipoma" located "deep to the gluteal fascia".Pathology for this mass was negative.Noted a "modest sized effusion" in the posterior hip capsule.Identified metallosis-stained synovial tissue within the pseudocapsule of the hip.Noted some "metallosis staining on the trunnion" and "within the morse taper of the femoral head".Also indicated "considerable metallosis staining on the posterior aspect of pinnacle liner" and "within the acetabular shell".No metal ion lab values available for review.Stem added to complaint.Patient alleges metal wear and daily activity limitations.Surgical pathology reports mild chronic inflammation and skeletal atrophy.The patient was revised to address metallosis, local adverse tissue reaction, limb inequality, pain, mechanical ratcheting or mechanical symptoms, elevated cobalt and chromium levels, lipoma as demonstrated on mars mri, fluid collection, suspected metallosis and local adverse tissue reaction.A lipoma was encountered intraoperatively along with a moderate-sized effusion, scarring, metallosis staining, mild metallosis staining on the trunnion of the femoral component and within the morse taper on the femoral head and metallosis wear debris on the posterior aspect of the liner and within the shell.Doi: (b)(6) 2010 - dor: (b)(6) 2016 (right hip).
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