… the supposed high physical activity of our patient after his ceramic head fracture, a severe
cobalt intoxication can obviously occur in spite of a relatively short duration of prosthesis wear. …

… Cobalt intoxication has become more frequent due to the wide use of metal … We report
significant cobalt poisoning from a damaged hip replacement with cobalt containing implant and a …

… We propose the following criteria for assessing the likelihood that clinical features are
related to cobalt toxicity: clinical effects consistent with the known neurological, cardiac, or …

… patients with possible cobalt toxicity related to metal-on-metal total hip replacements. Both
… ASR (articular surface replacement) XL Acetabular Hip System prosthesis, which contains …

… To the best of our knowledge, this is the second reported case of suspected fatal cobalt
toxicity secondary to catastrophic wear of a metal-on-polyethylene bearing following revision of a …

… Cobalt toxicity in patients with hip arthroplasty is a rare … with a metal-on-polyethylene
prosthesis. The complete removal of … a metal-on-polyethylene prosthesis, these residual ceramic …

… While the majority of these implants perform well, it has been … secondary to systemic cobalt
toxicity when these implants fail… of systemic cobalt toxicity from hip arthroplasty appears to be …

… toxicity due to manipulation of the joint, as evidenced by her acute decompensation
several days after this procedure. The patient’s new cardiomyopathy in the setting of revision …

… symptoms are consistent with those of cobalt poisoning [1]. … systemic cobalt toxicity that
improved with total hip arthroplasty … spasticity due to complications from metallic hip prosthesis. …

… Nevertheless, potential mechanisms underlining the interplay between cobalt toxicity and
clinical manifestations secondary to immune system stimulation are not fully established. …