Potential presence of metals in patients treated with metal-metal coupling prostheses for hip arthroplasty at 7 and 10 years of follow-up.
Giuseppe SessaGianluca PuglisiSalvatore Gioitta IachinoLuciano CostarellaCalogero Puma PagliarelloMargherita FerranteAlfina GrassoVito PavonePublished in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2018)
It could be hypothesized that the decreasing trend of metal ion levels is associated with a stable wear status. On the contrary, a progressive increase in metal ion levels must be considered as early proof of implant loosening.