Can blood metal ion levels be used to identify patients with bilateral Birmingham Hip Resurfacings who are at risk of adverse reactions to metal debris?

AIMS: We investigated whether blood metal ion levels could effectively identify patients with bilateral Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) implants who have adverse reactions to metal debris (ARMD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Metal ion levels in whole blood were measured in 185 patients with bilateral BHRs...

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Hlavní autoři: Matharu, G, Berryman, F, Brash, L, Pynsent, P, Dunlop, D, Treacy, R
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2016