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  1. Blood titanium level as a biomarker of orthopaedic implant wear

    Article • Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, May 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart

  2. Quantifying the Bearing Surface Wear of Retrieved Hip Replacements

    Article • Biosurface and Biotribology, January 2019, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Dr Harry Hothi, Professor Alister Hart, Mr Sean Bergiers

  3. Analysis of bearing wear, whole blood and synovial fluid metal ion concentrations and histopathological findings in patients with failed ASR hip resurfacings

    Article • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alister Hart

  4. Registry Data—Valuable Lessons But Beware the Confounders

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, September 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  5. Effect of impact assembly on the interface deformation and fretting corrosion of modular hip tapers: An in vitro study

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, June 2017, Wiley

    Professor Alister Hart

  6. Retrieval evidence of impingement at the third articulation in contemporary dual mobility cups for total hip arthroplasty

    Article • International Orthopaedics, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alister Hart

  7. Retrieval analysis of metal and ceramic femoral heads on a single CoCr stem design

    Article • Bone and Joint Research, May 2017, Bone & Joint

    Professor Alister Hart

  8. Fretting and Corrosion Between a Metal Shell and Metal Liner May Explain the High Rate of Failure of R3 Modular Metal-on-Metal Hips

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, May 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  9. Assessment of corrosion in retrieved spine implants

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials, March 2017, Wiley

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  10. Assessment of the equivalence of a generic to a branded femoral stem

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, March 2017, Bone & Joint

    Professor John A Skinner, Dr Harry Hothi, Amit Atrey, Professor Alister Hart

  11. 601 metal-on-metal total hip replacements with 36 mm heads a 5 minimum year follow up: Levels of ARMD remain low despite a comprehensive screening program

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedics, March 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart

  12. Analysing a mechanism of failure in retrieved magnetically controlled spinal rods

    Article • European Spine Journal, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  13. Clinically insignificant trunnionosis in large-diameter metal-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty

    Article • Bone and Joint Research, January 2017, Bone & Joint

    Professor John A Skinner, Dr Harry Hothi, Prof Thorsten TG Gehrke, Professor Alister Hart

  14. Wear of dual-mobility cups: a review article

    Article • International Orthopaedics, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  15. Inflammatory cell-induced corrosion in total knee arthroplasty: A retrieval study

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials, November 2016, Wiley

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  16. Variation in taper surface roughness for a single design effects the wear rate in total hip arthroplasty

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, October 2016, Wiley

    Dr Harry Hothi, Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  17. Retrieval analysis of ceramic-coated metal-on-polyethylene total hip replacements

    Article • International Orthopaedics, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alister Hart

  18. Detection of incorrect manufacturer labelling of hip components

    Article • Skeletal Radiology, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alister Hart

  19. Clinical Cold Welding of the Modular Total Hip Arthroplasty Prosthesis

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Harry Hothi, Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  20. The effect of using components from different manufacturers on the rate of wear and corrosion of the head-stem taper junction of metal-on-metal hip arthroplasties

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, June 2016, Bone & Joint

    Professor John A Skinner, Mr Robert K Whittaker, Dr Harry Hothi, Professor Alister Hart

  21. Factors Associated With Trunnionosis in the Metal-on-Metal Pinnacle Hip

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, June 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Harry Hothi, Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  22. Higher Blood Cobalt and Chromium Levels in Patients With Unilateral Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasties Compared to Hip Resurfacings

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, June 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart

  23. Detection of metallic cobalt and chromium liver deposition following failed hip replacement using T2* and R2 magnetic resonance

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  24. The Relationship Between Cobalt/Chromium Ratios and the High Prevalence of Head-Stem Junction Corrosion in Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, May 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Harry Hothi, Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  25. Azzopardi phenomenon in cystic pseudotumours associated with retrieved metal-on-metal arthroplasty

    Article • Human Pathology, May 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  26. A novel safety mechanism to reduce the risk of inadvertent electrosurgical injury

    Article • Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alister Hart

  27. International metal-on-metal multidisciplinary teams: do we manage patients with metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty in the same way? An analysis from the International Specialist Centre Collaboration on MOM Hips (ISCCoMH)

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, February 2016, Bone & Joint

    Tim Board, Professor John A Skinner, Professor Alister Hart

  28. Are all metal-on-metal hip revision operations contributing to the National Joint Registry implant survival curves?: a study comparing the London Implant Retrieval Centre and National Joint Registry datasets

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, January 2016, Bone & Joint

    Professor John A Skinner, Dr Harry Hothi, Professor Alister Hart

  29. Management of metal-on-metal hip implant patients: Who, when and how to revise?

    Article • World Journal of Orthopedics, January 2016, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  30. Erratum to: Frequent Femoral Neck Osteolysis With Birmingham Mid-head Resection Resurfacing Arthroplasty in Young Patients

    Article • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, December 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Alister Hart

  31. Frequent Femoral Neck Osteolysis With Birmingham Mid-head Resection Resurfacing Arthroplasty in Young Patients

    Article • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, December 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Alister Hart

  32. Lessons from retrievals: Retrievals help understand the reason for revision of coated hip arthroplasties

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine, October 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  33. Corrosion of Metal Modular Cup Liners

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Harry Hothi, Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  34. Method for the location of primary wear scars from retrieved metal on metal hip replacements

    Article • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Harry Hothi, Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  35. Detailed Inspection of Metal Implants

    Article • Hip International, May 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Harry Hothi, Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  36. Clinical Usefulness of SPECT–CT in Patients with an Unexplained Pain in Metal on Metal (MOM) Total Hip Arthroplasty

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, April 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart

  37. Importance of the HIF pathway in cobalt nanoparticle-induced cytotoxicity and inflammation in human macrophages

    Article • Nanotoxicology, February 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alister Hart

  38. 2D measurements of cup orientation are less reliable than 3D measurements

    Article • Acta Orthopaedica, February 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alister Hart

  39. A New Approach to Managing Patients with Problematic Metal Hip Implants

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, February 2015, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  40. Muscle atrophy and metal-on-metal hip implants

    Article • Acta Orthopaedica, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  41. Computed tomography scanogram compared to long leg radiograph for determining axial knee alignment

    Article • Acta Orthopaedica, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alister Hart

  42. Validation of primary metal-on-metal hip arthroplasties on the National Joint Registry for England, Wales and Northern Ireland using data from the London Implant Retrieval Centre: A study using the NJR dataset

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, January 2015, Bone & Joint

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  43. Lessons learnt from metal-on-metal hip arthroplasties will lead to safer innovation for all medical devices

    Article • Hip International, January 2015, Wichtig

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  44. Influence of stem type on material loss at the metal-on-metal pinnacle taper junction

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine, January 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  45. Combined Vascular and Orthopaedic Approach for a Pseudotumor Causing Deep Vein Thrombosis after Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty

    Article • Case Reports in Orthopedics, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  46. Cross-sectional imaging of metal-on-metal hip arthroplasties

    Article • Acta Orthopaedica, September 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  47. Component Size Mismatch of Metal on Metal Hip Arthroplasty: An Avoidable Never Event

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, August 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Harry Hothi, Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  48. Operative versus non-operative treatment for closed, displaced, intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus: randomised controlled trial

    Article • BMJ, July 2014, BMJ

    Professor Alister Hart

  49. Surveillance of Patients with Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing and Total Hip Prostheses

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, July 2014, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  50. The Reliability of a Scoring System for Corrosion and Fretting, and Its Relationship to Material Loss of Tapered, Modular Junctions of Retrieved Hip Implants

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Harry Hothi, Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  51. A lexicon for wear of metal-on-metal hip prostheses

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, May 2014, Wiley

    Dr Harry Hothi, Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  52. The effect of a manufacturer recall on the threshold to revise a metal-on-metal hip

    Article • International Orthopaedics, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alister Hart

  53. Changes in blood ion levels after removal of metal-on-metal hip replacements

    Article • Acta Orthopaedica, April 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  54. A comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of MARS MRI and ultrasound of the painful metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty

    Article • Acta Orthopaedica, April 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  55. Predicting wear and blood metal ion levels in metal-on-metal hip resurfacing

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, September 2013, Wiley

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  56. Enhanced wear and corrosion in modular tapers in total hip replacement is associated with the contact area and surface topography

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, August 2013, Wiley

    Professor Alister Hart

  57. Modular neck femoral stems

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, August 2013, Bone & Joint

    Mr Shibu Krishnan, Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  58. Cross-sectional imaging of the metal-on-metal hip prosthesis: The London ultrasound protocol

    Article • Clinical Radiology, August 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  59. Magnetresonanztomographische Untersuchungen bei Problemen mit Metall-auf-Metall-Implantaten

    Article • Der Orthopäde, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alister Hart

  60. Material loss at the taper junction of retrieved large head metal-on-metal total hip replacements

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, July 2013, Wiley

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  61. Native Acetabular Version: 3D CT Analysis of the Psoas Valley

    Article • Hip International, May 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Alister Hart

  62. Revision of metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty in a tertiary center

    Article • Acta Orthopaedica, April 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  63. Which Factors Determine the Wear Rate of Large-Diameter Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements?

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, April 2013, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  64. Cobalt and Chromium Measurement in Patients with Metal Hip Prostheses

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, October 2012, AACC

    Professor Alister Hart

  65. Patient-specific total knee replacement

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, October 2012, Bone & Joint

    Mr Shibu Krishnan, Professor Alister Hart

  66. Cobalt from metal-on-metal hip replacements may be the clinically relevant active agent responsible for periprosthetic tissue reactions

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, October 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  67. Fracture of a ceramic component in total hip replacement

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, March 2012, Bone & Joint

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  68. Quantifying the contribution of pincer deformity to femoro-acetabular impingement using 3D computerised tomography

    Article • Skeletal Radiology, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alister Hart

  69. Simple isolation method for the bulk isolation of wear particles from metal on metal bearing surfaces generated in a hip simulator test

    Article • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alister Hart

  70. Clinical usefulness of blood metal measurements to assess the failure of metal-on-metal hip implants

    Article • Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine, March 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Alister Hart

  71. Pseudotumors in Association with Well-Functioning Metal-on-Metal Hip Prostheses

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, February 2012, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  72. Understanding Why Metal-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasties Fail

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, February 2012, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  73. Edge loading in metal-on-metal hips: low clearance is a new risk factor

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine, January 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Alister Hart

  74. Chemical speciation of nanoparticles surrounding metal-on-metal hips

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  75. Metal-on-metal bearings, inflammatory pseudotumours and their neurological manifestations

    Article • Hip International, January 2012, Wichtig

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  76. Introducing new joint replacements to clinical practice

    Article • BMJ, December 2011, BMJ

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  77. Pseudotumors Are Common in Well-positioned Low-wearing Metal-on-Metal Hips

    Article • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, December 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  78. Numerical simulation of SAR induced around Co‐Cr‐Mo hip prostheses in situ exposed to RF fields associated with 1.5 and 3 T MRI body coils

    Article • Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, December 2011, Wiley

    Professor Alister Hart

  79. Sensitivity and specificity of blood cobalt and chromium metal ions for predicting failure of metal-on-metal hip replacement

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, October 2011, Bone & Joint

    Professor Alister Hart

  80. Quantification of the difference between 3D CT and plain radiograph for measurement of the position of medial unicompartmental knee replacements

    Article • The Knee, October 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart

  81. A comparison of explanted Articular Surface Replacement and Birmingham Hip Resurfacing components

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, September 2011, Bone & Joint

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  82. Why large-head metal-on-metal hip replacements are painful: THE ANATOMICAL BASIS OF PSOAS IMPINGEMENT ON THE FEMORAL HEAD-NECK JUNCTION

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, June 2011, Bone & Joint

    Professor Alister Hart

  83. Insufficient Acetabular Version Increases Blood Metal Ion Levels after Metal-on-metal Hip Resurfacing

    Article • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, June 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  84. An analysis of metal ion levels in the joint fluid of symptomatic patients with metal-on-metal hip replacements

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, May 2011, Bone & Joint

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  85. Metal-on-metal bearings: THE EVIDENCE SO FAR

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, April 2011, Bone & Joint

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  86. The relationship between the angle of version and rate of wear of retrieved metal-on-metal resurfacings: A PROSPECTIVE, CT-BASED STUDY

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, February 2011, Bone & Joint

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  87. Retrieval analysis of 240 metal-on-metal hip components, comparing modular total hip replacement with hip resurfacing

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, February 2011, Bone & Joint

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  88. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Painful Metal-On-Metal Hips

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  89. A retrieval analysis of explanted Durom metal-on-metal hip arthroplasties

    Article • Hip International, January 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  90. The chemical form of metallic debris in tissues surrounding metal-on-metal hips with unexplained failure

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, November 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  91. The painful metal-on-metal hip resurfacing

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, May 2009, Bone & Joint

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  92. Circulating levels of cobalt and chromium from metal-on-metal hip replacement are associated with CD8+ T-cell lymphopenia

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, May 2009, Bone & Joint

    Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  93. Learning How to Resurface Cam-Type Femoral Heads with Acceptable Accuracy and Precision: The Role of Computed Tomography-Based Navigation

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, August 2008, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

    Professor Alister Hart

  94. The effect of metal ions in solution on bacterial growth compared with wear particles from hip replacements

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, December 2007, Bone & Joint

    Professor Alister Hart

  95. The Palmar Locking Compression Plate is Biomechanically Comparable to the Dorsal PI Plate for Dorsally Comminuted, Intraarticular Wrist Fractures

    Article • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), August 2007, SAGE Publications

    Professor Alister Hart

  96. Arthroscopic Removal of Loose Bodies – A Useful Technique

    Article • Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, March 2006, Royal College of Surgeons of England

    Mr Shibu Krishnan, Professor Alister Hart, Professor John A Skinner

  97. Assessment of osteoarthritis after reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: A STUDY USING SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AT TEN YEARS

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, November 2005, Bone & Joint

    Professor Alister Hart

  98. Letters to the Editor

    Article • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), February 2004, SAGE Publications

    Professor Alister Hart

  99. The London nail bombings: the St. Thomas’ Hospital experience

    Article • Injury, November 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart

  100. The treatment of unstable, extracapsular hip fractures with the AO/ASIF proximal femoral nail (PFN)—our first 60 cases

    Article • Injury, June 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart

  101. Open water scuba diving accidents at Leicester: five years' experience.

    Article • Emergency Medicine Journal, May 1999, BMJ

    Professor Alister Hart

  102. RE

    Article • The Journal of Urology, March 1999, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Alister Hart

  103. Haemophilus paraphrophilus; a rare cause of intracranial abscess

    Article • Journal of Infection, July 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart

  104. Malignant meningioma of the oculomotor nerve without dural attachment

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, June 1998, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Professor Alister Hart

  105. Alzheimer's peptide kills cells of retina in vivo

    Article • Nature, March 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alister Hart

  106. Midline extraperitoneal approach for elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

    Article • European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, July 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Alister Hart