Auditory and visual health after ten years of exposure to metal-on-metal hip prostheses: a cross-sectional study follow up.

Case reports of patients with mal-functioning metal-on-metal hip replacement (MoMHR) prostheses suggest an association of elevated circulating metal levels with visual and auditory dysfunction. However, it is unknown if this is a cumulative exposure effect and the impact of prolonged low level expos...

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Main Authors: Jennifer R Prentice, Christopher S Blackwell, Naz Raoof, Paul Bacon, Jaydip Ray, Simon J Hickman, J Mark Wilkinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3951221?pdf=render

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