Two-year Study of serum metal ion levels in hipresurfacing 2014
Two-year serum metal ion levels in minimally invasive total conservative hip
resurfacing: preliminary results of a prospective study
Tai SM1, Millard N, Munir S, Jenabzadeh AR, Walter LR, Walter WL.
Complete Study
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25288230
Metal-on-metal (MoM) hip resurfacings have been associated with the potential
development of metallic debris and its associated pathology. Serum cobalt and
chromium levels are a reliable surrogate marker of wear rates in MoM bearings.
The aim of the study was to examine… Read the rest