Serum levels of cobalt and chromium in a complex modular total hip arthroplasty system
Autor: | V. Psychoyios, T. Delves, A. Bonomo, I J Harding, David W. Murray, Ross Crawford, Peter McLardy-Smith |
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Rok vydání: | 2002 |
Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Chromium inorganic chemicals medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Arthroplasty Replacement Hip medicine.medical_treatment Significant difference Periprosthetic chemistry.chemical_element Cobalt Arthroplasty Chromium atom Surgery chemistry medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine In patient Postoperative Period business Total hip arthroplasty |
Zdroj: | The Journal of Arthroplasty. 17:893-895 |
ISSN: | 0883-5403 |
Popis: | There is concern that modularity in a total hip arthroplasty system increases serum cobalt and chromium ion levels. This study measures the serum cobalt and chromium levels in patients with an Oxford Universal Hip (Corin, Cirencester, United Kingdom), which has a modular sliding mechanism; patients with a similarly manufactured hip with no sliding mechanism; and a control group. Loosening was excluded clinically and radiologically. Arthroplasty patients had statistically higher levels of serum cobalt and chromium than controls, but there was no significant difference in levels between the implanted groups. Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved. |
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