Aims The first aim of this study was to evaluate whether preoperative renal function is
associated with postoperative changes in whole blood levels of metal ions in patients who …

Background and purpose We have previously reported that the whole blood (WB) chromium
(Cr) and cobalt (Co) ion levels decrease in the short term after ReCap-M2a-Magnum large …

Introduction Few studies have examined the survival rates of total hip arthroplasty (THA) with
the same femoral stem, and the predictive factors leading to the revision of stemmed metal …

Background and purpose Data regarding long-term behavior of metal ion levels in metal-on-
metal total hip arthroplasty (MoM THA) patients is scarce. Therefore, we assessed whether …

Background and objective: Our aim was to assess long-term metal ion level changes and
clinical outcome in patients with a Birmingham hip arthroplasty. Methods: For the purpose of …

It is now more than a decade since the full scale of problems with modern large diameter
(LD) metal-on-metal (MoM) hip arthroplasties was recognized, leading to the withdrawal of …