How do serum cobalt and chromium levels change after metal-on-metal hip resurfacing?

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 438, Issue , 2005, Pages 177-181

  Back, Diane L ^a   Young, D A ^a   Shimmin, Andrew J ^a  

^a Melbourne Orthopaedic Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; METAL ION; BIOMATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; BLOOD; CORROSION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CHROMIUM; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; COBALT; CORROSION; HIP PROSTHESIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 24344495778     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000166901.84323.5d     Document Type: Article

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