Problems Associated With Metal Hip Implants - Cobalt and Chromium Toxicity: The Metal on Metal Hip eBook Part 8

Most all metal implants are constructed of cobalt and chromium, although many have a titanium stem (another potential problem regarding mismatched metals). Patients with particular sensitivities to cobalt and chromium may experience significant adverse health effects at relatively low levels of metal exposure while others may have dangerously high levels of cobalt and chromium, yet remain asymptomatic. While cobalt and chromium toxicity have many of the same symptoms, there are important differences as well...

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Problems Associated With Metal Hip Implants: Metallosis - The Metal on Metal Hip eBook, Part 7

In medical terms, metallosis is defined as aseptic fibrosis or local necrosis caused by corrosion of a metal device implanted in the body and the subsequent release of metal ion debris. Metallosis has also been described also as the macroscopic staining of the soft tissues…associated with abnormal wear. When metal surfaces come in contact with one another during periods of activity on the part of the patient—or when the polyethylene liner between the two metal components has degraded, allowing unintended contact between the metal parts—corrosion, fretting and excess wear can occur.
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