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It has been suggested that metal ion levels are indicative of in vivo bearing performance of metal-on-metal hip replacements. A cobalt or Chromium level of 7μg/L or higher is proposed to be indicative of a bearing malfunction and the need for clinical...

LITERATURE UPDATE May 1, 2014 - May 7, 2014 Literature search for biomech* or locomot* Jason R. Franz, Ph.D. Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory http://sites.google.com/site/jasonrfranz/ http://uwnmbl.engr.wisc.edu/ University of Wisconsin-Madison...

Cobalt poisoning by hip replacement: Arthroprosthetic-Cobaltism Stephen Tower, MD, University of Alaska, Alaska, USA Cobalt, in excess, has the potential to block oxidative metabolism at the mitochondrial level. The peripheral and central nervous...

Due to advances in modern medicine and technology, doctors can solve many problems that were impossible to fix years ago. If you have a car accident, or fall from a bicycle, bones and joints can be injured. Sometimes, joints just wear out. No matter...

Parker Waichman comments that a jury found in favor of five plaintiffs alleging failure of DePuy Orthopaedic’s metal Pinnacle hip in the second bellwether trial brought against Johnson & Johnson. The award was for approximately $130 million in compensatory...