Arthroprosthetic cobaltism associated with cardiomyopathy

Systemic cobaltism related to metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty has been published in case reports and series with effects on the cardiac, neurologic, endocrine, and immunologic systems. This case report presents a 46-year-old male who underwent bilateral metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty an...

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Main Authors: Ryan S. Charette, MD, Alexander L. Neuwirth, MD, Charles L. Nelson, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344116300723