Patterns of risk of cancer in patients with metal-on-metal hip replacements versus other bearing surface types: a record linkage study between a prospective joint registry and general practice electronic health records in England.

Patterns of risk of cancer in patients with metal-on-metal hip replacements versus other bearing surface types: a record linkage study between a prospective joint registry and general practice electronic health records in England.

<h4>Background</h4>There are concerns that metal-on-metal hip implants may cause cancer. The objective of this study was to evaluate patterns and timing of risk of cancer in patients with metal-on-metal total hip replacements (THR).<h4>Methods</h4>In a linkage study between t...

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Main Authors: Arief Lalmohamed, Alexander J MacGregor, Frank de Vries, Hubertus G M Leufkens, Tjeerd P van Staa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23861740/?tool=EBI

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23861740/?tool=EBI

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