deSouza, R. M., Parsons, Nicholas R., Oni, T., Dalton, P., Costa, Matthew L. and Krikler, S.. (2010) Metal ion levels following resurfacing arthroplasty of the hip : Serial results over a ten-year period. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol.92-B (No.12). pp. 1642-1647. ISSN 0301-620X

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Abstract

We report serum metal ion level data in patients with unilateral and bilateral hip resurfacing over a ten-year period. In these patients there is an increase in both cobalt and chromium levels above the accepted reference ranges during the first 18 months after operation. Metal ion levels remain elevated, but decline slowly for up to five years. However, the levels then appear to start rising again in some patients up to the ten-year mark. There was no significant difference in cobalt or chromium levels between men and women. These findings appear to differ from much of the current literature. The clinical significance of a raised metal ion level remains under investigation.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QP Physiology R Medicine > RD Surgery
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Metal ions, Arthroplasty, Hip joint -- Surgery
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume
Publisher:	British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
ISSN:	0301-620X
Date:	December 2010
Volume:	Vol.92-B
Number:	No.12
Page Range:	pp. 1642-1647
Identification Number:	10.1302/0301-620X.92B12.24654
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/37292

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