Arthroprosthetic cobaltism associated with metal on metal hip implants

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7840, 2012, Pages

  Stephen, S ^a  

^a Anchorage Fracture and Orthopedic Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTHROPROSTHETIC COBALTISM; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COBALT BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HEARING LOSS; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMPLANT; LETTER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; METAL HIP IMPLANT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINNITUS; TISSUE INJURY; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL; VERTIGO;

COBALT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 84858999150     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e430     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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