Severe cobalt poisoning with loss of sight after ceramic-metal pairing in a hip - A case report

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 830-832

  Steens, Wolfram ^a   Von Foerster, Goetz ^b   Katzer, Alexander ^b  

^a ST FRANZISKUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b ENDO Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; MOLYBDENUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COBALT POISONING; DERMATITIS; DEVICE; ENDOPROSTHESIS; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; REOPERATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; COBALT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; METAL CERAMIC ALLOYS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; VISION, LOW;

EID: 33749468806     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670610013079     Document Type: Article

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