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Blood metal ion testing is an effective screening tool to identify poorly performing metal-on-metal bearing surfaces

OBJECTIVES: The aims of this piece of work were to: 1) record the background concentrations of blood chromium (Cr) and cobalt (Co) concentrations in a large group of subjects; 2) to compare blood/serum Cr and Co concentrations with retrieved metal-on-metal (MoM) hip resurfacings; 3) to examine the d...

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Autores principales: Sidaginamale, R. P., Joyce, T. J., Lord, J. K., Jefferson, R., Blain, P. G., Nargol, A. V. F., Langton, D. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2013
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Hip
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3670540/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23836464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.25.2000148