Levels of metal ions after small- and large- diameter metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 913-917

  Clarke, M T ^a   Lee, P T H ^b   Arora, A ^c   Villar, R N ^c  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c BUPA Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; METAL ION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0041527157     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.85b6.14166     Document Type: Article

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