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15578556

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8 Suppl 3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated whether cup inclination influences serum levels of cobalt and chromium after metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty. Out of a consecutive series, 3 groups of 20 patients each were established according to their cup inclination: greatest inclination (55 degrees -63 degrees, mean 58 degrees), intermediate inclination (44 degrees -46 degrees, mean 45 degrees), and smallest inclination (23 degrees -37 degrees, mean 33 degrees). We did not detect any statistically significant difference of serum cobalt (P = .23) or serum chromium (P = .13) levels between the 3 groups applying the Kruskal Wallis test. However, 3 patients with cup inclinations of 58 degrees , 63 degrees , and 61 degrees exhibited 9.8-53.6-fold elevated cobalt and 9.5-30.5-fold elevated chromium levels when compared with the median concentrations of this trial. We therefore recommend accurate cup placement also for metal-on-metal articulations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0883-5403
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
66-70
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Cup inclination and serum concentration of cobalt and chromium after metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedics, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article