Systemic release of cobalt and chromium after uncemented total hip replacement

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-21

  Kreibich, D N ^a,b   Moran, C G ^a   Delves, H T ^c   Owen, T D ^a   Pinder, I M ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXITIS; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; REOPERATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0030025640     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.78b1.0780018     Document Type: Article

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