Are metal ion levels a useful trigger for surgical intervention?

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 27, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2012, Pages 32-36

  Griffin, William L ^a   Fehring, Thomas K ^a   Kudrna, James C ^b   Schmidt, Robert H ^c   Christie, Michael J ^d   Odum, Susan M ^a   Dennos, Anne C ^a  

^a ORTHOCAROLINA HIP AND KNEE CENTER   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Texas Hip and Knee Center   (United States)

^d Southern Joint Replacement Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromium; Cobalt; Metal ion levels; Total hip revision

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REOPERATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

CHROMIUM; COBALT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; IONS; METAL-ON-METAL JOINT PROSTHESES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84865389728     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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