Correlation Found Between The Angle Of Replacement Joints And Levels Of Metal Ions

Following on from one of last month’s featured articles, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Volume today publishes more ground breaking research on the subject of metal-on-metal hip resurfacings and metal ion levels. October’s article investigates the link between the angle of the replacement joint and blood levels of chromium and cobalt ions. The study found ’significantly higher levels of metal ions in patients with steeply-inclined components’.

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Filed under: Bones on October 3rd, 2008