Cobalt and chromium concentrations in patients with metal on metal total hip replacements

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 329, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Jacobs, Joshua J ^a   Skipor, Anastasia K ^a   Doom, Peter F ^b   Campbell, Pat ^b   Schmalzried, Thomas P ^b   Black, Jonathan ^b   Amstutz, Harlan C ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOINT REPLACEMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; METAL; POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXITIS; FEMALE; HIP DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0029817370     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199608001-00022     Document Type: Article

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