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Corrosion of Polished Cobalt-Chrome Stems Presenting as Cobalt Encephalopathy

Adverse reactions to metallic debris from corrosion of polished cobalt-chromium–cemented femoral stems are reported. Cobaltism (systemic cobalt poisoning) has not been reported from this phenomenon. Three patients presented to their surgeon for ongoing care 10-20 years after primary metal-on-plastic...

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Autores principales: Tower, Stephen S., Medlin, Dana J., Bridges, Robert L., Cho, Christina S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7772456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33385045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2020.10.003