A Systematic Review of Systemic Cobaltism After Wear or Corrosion of Chrome-Cobalt Hip Implants

OBJECTIVESWe sought to synthesize data on systemic arthroprosthetic cobaltism, a recently described syndrome that results from wear or corrosion of chrome-cobalt hip components. METHODSWe conducted a systematic literature review to identify all reported cases of systemic arthroprosthetic cobaltism....

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Published in:	Journal of patient safety Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 97 - 104
Main Authors:	Gessner, Bradford D, Steck, Thomas, Woelber, Erik, Tower, Stephen S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Copyright Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01-06-2019 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Subjects:	Adult Aged Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - adverse effects Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - methods Cobalt - blood Corrosion Female Hip Prosthesis - adverse effects Humans Male Middle Aged Review
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