Cardiac transplant due to metal toxicity associated with hip arthroplasty

Cardiac transplant due to metal toxicity associated with hip arthroplasty

Concerns regarding metal-on-metal (MoM) bearing couples in total hip arthroplasty are well documented in the literature with cobalt (Co) and chromium (Cr) toxicity causing a range of both local and systemic adverse reactions. We describe the case of a patient undergoing cardiac transplantation as a...

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Main Authors: Sheldon Moniz, MBBS (UWA), Sean Hodgkinson, MBBS (UWA), Piers Yates, MBBS (Hons), BSc (Hons), MRCS (Eng), FRCS (Tr & Orth), FRACS (Ortho), FAOrthA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Arthroplasty
Complications
Heart transplant
Cobalt
Chromium
Toxicity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344117300055

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