Long-term changes in blood metal ion levels in patients with hip resurfacing implants: implications for patient surveillance after 10 years follow-up.

Aleksi R P ReitoOlli LainialaFiona BerrymanDavid J DunlopAntti EskelinenGulraj S Matharu

Published 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.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
public health
chronic kidney disease
total hip arthroplasty
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
soft tissue