Metal release from hip prostheses: Cobalt and chromium toxicity and the role of the clinical laboratory

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 213-220

  Campbell, Jonathon R ^a   Estey, Mathew P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chromium; Cobalt; Hip prosthesis; Metal toxicity; Metal onmetal

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CORROSION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METAL ON METAL JOINT PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHROMIUM; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; COBALT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS;

EID: 84871329585     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2012-0492     Document Type: Review

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