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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-6-18
pubmed:abstractText
We measured the cobalt and chromium concentrations in the serum and urine of 32 patients with current designed metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty and 43 patients with conventional metal on ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) cementless total hip arthroplasty. The results of our study showed that the serum and urine chromium concentrations increased in 37.5% and 90.6%, respectively, of 32 patients with well-fixed metal articulation (the mean values were 0.09 microg/dl and 2.2 microg/l, respectively) and also increased in 28.6% and 85.7%, respectively, of 7 patients who received metal-on-UHMWPE articulation with loosened acetabular component or stem made of Co/Cr alloy (the mean values were 0.06 microg/dl and 1.6 microg/l, respectively). On the other hand, the serum and urine cobalt concentrations were below the detection limit in all patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0936-8051
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
122
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
283-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Cobalt and chromium concentrations in patients with metal-on-metal and other cementless total hip arthroplasty.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedics, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. maeza@med.juntendo.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article