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Metallosis: A diagnosis not only in patients with metal-on-metal prostheses

Although the real actual incidence of metallosis is unknown, it is described as a rare diagnosis with a 5% estimated incidence in the hip prosthetic replacements. The adoption of non-metallic articular prosthetic devices, made of polyethylene and ceramic, is the main reason to the diminishing number...

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Autores principales: Oliveira, Catarina A., Candelária, Isabel S., Oliveira, Pedro B., Figueiredo, Antonio, Caseiro-Alves, Filipe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26937430
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejro.2014.11.001