ASR vs Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Metal Ions
Blood metal ion concentrations after hip resurfacing arthroplasty A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ARTICULAR SURFACE REPLACEMENTAND BIRMINGHAM HIP RESURFACING ARTHROPLASTIES Summary There have been no large comparative studies of the blood levels of metal ions after implantation of commercially available hip resurfacing devices which have taken into account the effects of femoral size and inclination and anteversion of the acetabular component. We present the results in 90 patients with unilateral articular surface replacement (ASR) hip resurfacings |