Cobalt, chromium and nickel affect hydroxyapatite crystal growth in vitro.
Metals are widely used in orthopaedics and recent studies have reported that patients with metal implants have a significant increase of metal levels in serum and synovial fluid. Femoral neck fracture occurred in some patients with metal-on-metal implants for unknown reasons. Recently, bone quality...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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