Metal ion release from fracture fixation devices: A potential marker of implant failure

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 389-395

  Savarino, L ^a   Maci, G S ^a   Greco, M ^a   Baldini, N ^a   Giunti, A ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Fracture fixation; Implant failure; Metal ions

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEALTH; INERT GAS WELDING; IONS; IRON; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; METAL IONS; METAL TESTING; METALS; NAILS; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; STEEL; STEEL CORROSION; STEEL METALLURGY; TURBULENT FLOW;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE; EARLY DETECTION; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; HIGH SPECIFICITY; IMPLANT FAILURES; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILS; ION RELEASE; LIKELIHOOD RATIO (LR); METAL CONTENTS; METAL-ION RELEASE; POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE (PPV); PREDICTIVE VALUES; RADIOGRAPHIC CHANGES; RETRIEVAL (MIR); STAINLESS STEEL PLATES;

STAINLESS STEEL;

CHROMIUM; METAL ION; NICKEL; STAINLESS STEEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMIUM; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; IONS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; STAINLESS STEEL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 47949129762     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31032     Document Type: Article

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