The concentration of chromium and cobalt ions and parameters of oxidative stress in serum and their impact on clinical outcomes after metaphyseal hip arthroplasty with modular metal heads

Abstract Purpose Current epidemiological data forecast an almost 40% increase in the number of hip arthroplasty performed in the population of patients with osteoarthritis in 2060, compared to year 2018. On the basis of 10 years of observation, the failure rate after a metal-on-metal hip replacement...

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Main Authors: Tomasz Stołtny, Michał Dobrakowski, Aleksander Augustyn, Dominika Rokicka, Sławomir Kasperczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-03618-7