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Worse health-related quality of life and hip function in female patients with elevated chromium levels: A prospective study of 659 patients with a recalled THR metal-on-metal implant

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Blood metal ion levels can be an indicator for detecting implant failure in metal-on-metal (MoM) hip arthroplasties. Little is known about the effect of bilateral MoM implants on metal ion levels and patient-reported outcomes. We compared unilateral patients and bilateral pat...

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Autores principales: Hussey, Daniel K, Madanat, Rami, Donahue, Gabrielle S, Rolfson, Ola, Muratoglu, Orhun K, Malchau, Henrik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5016907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27459602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2016.1213596