Patients with metal-on-metal articulation in trapeziometacarpal total joint arthroplasty may have elevated serum chrome and cobalt

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 860-865

  Hansen, T B ^a   Dremstrup, L ^a   Stilling, M ^a  

^a HOLSTEBRO HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

metal on metal articulation; serum chrome; serum cobalt; trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis; Trapeziometacarpal total joint replacement

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COBALT BLOOD LEVEL; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METAL ON METAL JOINT PROSTHESIS; METAL-ON-METAL ARTICULATION; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROSTHESIS; SERUM CHROME; TRAPEZIOMETACARPAL JOINT OSTEOARTHRITIS; TRAPEZIOMETACARPAL TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT; TRAPEZIUM BONE; VERY ELDERLY;

METAL-ON-METAL ARTICULATION; SERUM CHROME; SERUM COBALT; TRAPEZIOMETACARPAL JOINT OSTEOARTHRITIS; TRAPEZIOMETACARPAL TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMIUM; COBALT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METAL-ON-METAL JOINT PROSTHESES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TRAPEZIUM BONE;

EID: 84884784567     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193413487685     Document Type: Article

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