Good function but very high concentrations of cobalt and chromium ions in blood 37 years after metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasy

This case report describes a patient who had a metal-on-metal hip prosthesis implanted 37 years ago. The hip function and X-ray are presented. The levels of cobalt and chromium ions in blood are analyzed and found to be about 40 times higher than normal. Consequences are discussed.

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Autor principal: Wretenberg, Per
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3417907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22915905
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description This case report describes a patient who had a metal-on-metal hip prosthesis implanted 37 years ago. The hip function and X-ray are presented. The levels of cobalt and chromium ions in blood are analyzed and found to be about 40 times higher than normal. Consequences are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-34179072012-08-22 Good function but very high concentrations of cobalt and chromium ions in blood 37 years after metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasy Wretenberg, Per Med Devices (Auckl) Case Report This case report describes a patient who had a metal-on-metal hip prosthesis implanted 37 years ago. The hip function and X-ray are presented. The levels of cobalt and chromium ions in blood are analyzed and found to be about 40 times higher than normal. Consequences are discussed. Dove Medical Press 2008-10-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3417907/ /pubmed/22915905 Text en © 2008 Wretenberg, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Good function but very high concentrations of cobalt and chromium ions in blood 37 years after metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasy
title Good function but very high concentrations of cobalt and chromium ions in blood 37 years after metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasy
title_full Good function but very high concentrations of cobalt and chromium ions in blood 37 years after metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasy
title_fullStr Good function but very high concentrations of cobalt and chromium ions in blood 37 years after metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasy
title_full_unstemmed Good function but very high concentrations of cobalt and chromium ions in blood 37 years after metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasy
title_short Good function but very high concentrations of cobalt and chromium ions in blood 37 years after metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasy
title_sort good function but very high concentrations of cobalt and chromium ions in blood 37 years after metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasy
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3417907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22915905
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