Risk of cancer in first seven years after metal-on-metal hip replacement compared with other bearings and general population: Linkage study between the National Joint Registry of England and Wales and hospital episode statistics

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Smith, Alison J ^a   Dieppe, Paul ^b   Porter, Martyn ^c   Blom, Ashley W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; METALS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS; WALES;

EID: 84873045341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e2383     Document Type: Article

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