Metal-on-metal hip prostheses and systemic health: a cross-sectional association study 8 years after implantation.
There is public concern over the long term systemic health effects of metal released from hip replacement prostheses that use large-diameter metal-on-metal bearings. However, to date there has been no systematic study to determine which organs may be at risk, or the magnitude of any effect. We under...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/27c3d64099934784b91e1ba53bd28f85 |
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