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Metal-on-metal joint bearings and hematopoetic malignancy A review

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Summary, in English

This is a review of the hip arthroplasty era. We concentrate on new metal bearings, surface replacements, and the lessons not learned, and we highlight recent reports on malignancies and joint implants. A low incidence of blood malignancies has been found in bone marrow taken at prosthetic surgery. The incidence is increased after replacement with knee implants that release very low systemic levels of metal ions. A carcinogenic effect of the high levels of metal ions released by large metal-on-metal implants cannot be excluded. Ongoing Swedish implant registry studies going back to 1975 can serve as a basis for evaluation of this risk.

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Pages

553-558

Publication/Series

Acta Orthopaedica

Volume

83

Issue

6

Document type

Journal article review

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Orthopedics

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1745-3682