Ongoing problems with metal-on-metal hip implants
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Ongoing problems with metal-on-metal hip implants.
Major advances in total hip replacement have occurred since the prosthesis was first developed by Charnley in the 1960s. Yet substantial concerns currently exist over newer hip implants as a result of rising revision rates and increased risk of cancer. By the 1980s revision rates of total hip replacements were as low as 20% after 15 years of follow-up. Throughout this era, the main focus was re...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1756-1833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e1349