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Cobalt-Chromium Intoxication in Hip Surgery by christopherli.shungtakgroup is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses a case report of a 58-year-old woman who experienced visual and hearing loss potentially due to cobalt-chromium intoxication after a total hip replacement. The authors express concerns about the safety of total hip replacements and the implications of cobalt-chromium wear, while also highlighting that symptomatic intoxication is rare and evidence is mostly anecdotal. They argue that the use of metal-on-polyethylene components after a ceramic head fracture could lead to severe metallos
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- christopherli.shungtakgroup
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- EN