Long-term changes in blood metal ion levels in patients with hip resurfacing implants: implications for patient surveillance after 10 years follow-up.
Aleksi ReitoOlli LainialaFiona BerrymanDavid J DunlopAntti EskelinenGulraj S MatharuPublished in: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy (2022)
We recommend less frequent blood metal ion measurements are needed (every 3 to 5 years) for hip resurfacing patients if initial values were below 7ppb.