TY - JOUR
T1 - Aseptic Lymphocytic-Dominated Vasculitis-Associated Lesions Scores Do Not Correlate With Metal Ion Levels or Unreadable Synovial Fluid White Blood Cell Counts
AU - Plummer, Darren R.
AU - Yi, Paul H.
AU - Jacobs, Joshua J.
AU - Urban, Robert M.
AU - Moric, Mario M.
AU - Della Valle, Craig J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Inc.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - Background Failed metal-on-metal (MoM) bearings are being increasingly encountered with little information to guide evaluation for aseptic lymphocytic-dominated vasculitis-associated lesions (ALVAL). It is often assumed that elevated metal ion levels correlate with the occurrence of ALVAL. Our purpose was to determine the utility of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, synovial white blood cell count, differential (%PMN), and serum metal ion levels in diagnosing ALVAL. Methods We identified 80-failed MoM total hip arthroplasties. Tissue was examined under light microscopy and graded on a scale of ALVAL severity. Mean laboratory values were compared between groups and receiver operating curves generated with an area under the curve to determine test performance and optimal cutoffs. Results ALVAL scores were graded as low in 30 (37.5%), moderate in 39 (49%), and severe in 8 (10%), with 3 being unreadable. No clear cutoff values for erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, or synovial white blood cell count could be determined to reliably diagnose moderate or severe ALVAL. Furthermore, serum metal levels had no correlation with ALVAL score. The best test to diagnose ALVAL was the synovial fluid monocyte percentage with an optimal cutoff value of 39% and area under the curve of 69% (moderate testing performance). Conclusion The diagnosis of ALVAL remains challenging, with most of the screening tests being unreliable. Although serum metal ion levels are typically elevated in failed MoM bearings, higher levels do not appear to correlate with ALVAL grade. Elevated synovial fluid monocytes may provide diagnostic utility for ALVAL, suggesting a possible delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction.
AB - Background Failed metal-on-metal (MoM) bearings are being increasingly encountered with little information to guide evaluation for aseptic lymphocytic-dominated vasculitis-associated lesions (ALVAL). It is often assumed that elevated metal ion levels correlate with the occurrence of ALVAL. Our purpose was to determine the utility of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, synovial white blood cell count, differential (%PMN), and serum metal ion levels in diagnosing ALVAL. Methods We identified 80-failed MoM total hip arthroplasties. Tissue was examined under light microscopy and graded on a scale of ALVAL severity. Mean laboratory values were compared between groups and receiver operating curves generated with an area under the curve to determine test performance and optimal cutoffs. Results ALVAL scores were graded as low in 30 (37.5%), moderate in 39 (49%), and severe in 8 (10%), with 3 being unreadable. No clear cutoff values for erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, or synovial white blood cell count could be determined to reliably diagnose moderate or severe ALVAL. Furthermore, serum metal levels had no correlation with ALVAL score. The best test to diagnose ALVAL was the synovial fluid monocyte percentage with an optimal cutoff value of 39% and area under the curve of 69% (moderate testing performance). Conclusion The diagnosis of ALVAL remains challenging, with most of the screening tests being unreliable. Although serum metal ion levels are typically elevated in failed MoM bearings, higher levels do not appear to correlate with ALVAL grade. Elevated synovial fluid monocytes may provide diagnostic utility for ALVAL, suggesting a possible delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction.
KW - adverse local tissue reaction
KW - ALVAL
KW - aseptic lymphocytic-dominated vasculitis-associated lesions
KW - failed metal-on-metal bearing
KW - metal ion levels
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U2 - 10.1016/j.arth.2016.11.020
DO - 10.1016/j.arth.2016.11.020
M3 - Article
C2 - 27979408
AN - SCOPUS:85008870881
SN - 0883-5403
VL - 32
SP - 1340
EP - 1343
JO - Journal of Arthroplasty
JF - Journal of Arthroplasty
IS - 4
ER -