Patients with metal-on-metal articulation in trapeziometacarpal total joint arthroplasty may have elevated serum chrome and cobalt.

Hansen, T B; Dremstrup, L; Stilling, M

Hansen, T B; Dremstrup, L; Stilling, M.

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Hansen TB; Department of Orthopaedics, Regional Hospital Holstebro, Lægårdvej, Denmark.

J Hand Surg Eur Vol ; 38(8): 860-5, 2013 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23677963

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Arthroplasty, Replacement/instrumentation; Carpometacarpal Joints; Chromium/blood; Cobalt/blood; Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses; Osteoarthritis/blood; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Osteoarthritis/surgery; Prosthesis Design; Trapezium Bone

Key words

Trapeziometacarpal total joint replacement; metal-on-metal articulation; serum chrome; serum cobalt; trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Osteoarthritis / Chromium / Cobalt / Arthroplasty, Replacement / Carpometacarpal Joints / Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses Type of study: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Hand Surg Eur Vol Year: 2013 Document type: Article

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