Cancer incidence and causes of death among total hip replacement patients: A review based on nordic cohorts with a special emphasis on metal-on-metal bearings

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 399-407

  Visuri, Tuomo I ^a   Pukkala, E ^b   Pulkkinen, P ^c   Paavolainen, P ^d  

^a CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d ORTON Invalid Foundation   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Causes of death; Metal on metal implants; Metal on polyethylene implants; Mortality; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

HIP PROSTHESES; ONCOLOGY; POLYETHYLENES; SERVICE LIFE; SKIN; WEAR OF MATERIALS; DISEASES; METALS; ORTHOPEDICS;

METAL-ON-METAL BEARINGS; METAL-ON-METAL IMPLANTS; METAL-ON-POLYETHYLENE IMPLANTS; MORTALITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ARTHROPLASTY;

BIOMATERIAL; METAL;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FINLAND; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NORWAY; REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FINLAND; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METALS; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CAUSES OF DEATH; METAL-ON-METAL; MORTALITY; POLYETHYLENE IMPLANTS; TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY;

EID: 33645218973     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 09544119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441105X63282     Document Type: Review

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