Hip fracture implants increase serum metal levels

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 705-716

  Høl, Paul Johan ^a   Molster A ^a,b,c   Gjerdet, N R ^a,b   Bell, K ^c   Saetersdal C ^c   Gjertsen, J E ^c  

^a Innovest AS   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chromium; ICP MS; Metal release; Molybdenum; Nickel

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; STAINLESS STEEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHROMIUM; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33751101348     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510600939877     Document Type: Article

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