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N-Acetyl-Cysteine as Effective and Safe Chelating Agent in Metal-on-Metal Hip-Implanted Patients: Two Cases

Systemic toxicity associated with cobalt (Co) and chromium (Cr) containing metal hip alloy may result in neuropathy, cardiomyopathy, and hypothyroidism. However clinical management concerning chelating therapy is still debated in literature. Here are described two metal-on-metal hip-implanted patien...

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Autores principales: Giampreti, Andrea, Lonati, Davide, Ragghianti, Benedetta, Ronchi, Anna, Petrolini, Valeria Margherita, Vecchio, Sarah, Locatelli, Carlo Alessandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4842352/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27148463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8682737