Can cobalt levels estimate in-vivo wear of metal-on-metal bearings used in hip arthroplasty?

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

Volumn 221, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 929-942

  Khan, M ^a,b   Kuiper, J H ^a,b   Richardson, J B ^a,b  

^a ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hip arthroplasty; Metal on metal; Wear

Indexed keywords

COBALT; LUBRICATION; METAL IONS; WEAR OF MATERIALS; ARTHROPLASTY; DEBRIS; HIP PROSTHESES; LOADING; ORTHOPEDICS;

HIP ARTHROPLASTY; METAL-ON-METAL BEARINGS;

HIP PROSTHESES; METALS;

AS-IMPLANTATION; BEARING SURFACES; HIP ARTHROPLASTIES; HIP REPLACEMENTS; HIP SIMULATOR STUDIES; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; METAL-ON-METAL; METAL-ON-METAL BEARINGS;

BIOMATERIAL; COBALT;

EQUIPMENT; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COBALT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS;

EID: 38449101509     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM270     Document Type: Review

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