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Study rationale and protocol: prospective randomized comparison of metal ion concentrations in the patient's plasma after implantation of coated and uncoated total knee prostheses

BACKGROUND: Any metal placed in a biological environment undergoes corrosion. Thus, with their large metallic surfaces, TKA implants are particularly prone to corrosion with subsequent release of metal ions into the human body which may cause local and systemic toxic effects and hypersensitivity rea...

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Autores principales: Lützner, Jörg, Dinnebier, Gerd, Hartmann, Albrecht, Günther, Klaus-Peter, Kirschner, Stephan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2766373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19828019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-10-128

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