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Metal on Metal Hip Resurfacing and Pregnancy Study 2013

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Read complete study here:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23417534 …Metal-on-metal (MoM) hip resurfacing has been used in many young, active patients, including women of childbearing age. While ion levels have been measured in mothers with MoM hip resurfacing and their babies, little is known about how these ions affect child development… … Based on this unique data, we do not feel that MoM hip resurfacing is contraindicated for women of childbearing age, but power analyses show that we cannot… Read the rest

Hip Resurfacing and Pregnancy

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I had mine done by Mr McMinn at the ROH in Birmingham when the procedure was a twinkle in most peoples eyes. I had CDH which was only diagnosed at 4yrs so  I had many ops to try to ‘build’ a hip socket but it finally gave up the ghost and I was faced with either a non tried and tested new op or a THR. I didn’t think there was much choice!! I had … Read the rest

Metal Ions & Pregnancy

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Public release date: 9-Mar-2010

Study finds elevated levels of cobalt and chromium in offspring of patients with metal-on-metal hip implants

Hip replacement patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) implants (both the socket and hip ball are metal) pass metal ions to their infants during pregnancy, according to a new study presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Data showed there is a correlation between cobalt and chromium levels in

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