Auditory and visual health after ten years of exposure to metal-on-metal hip prostheses: a cross-sectional study follow up

Case reports of patients with mal-functioning metal-on-metal hip replacement (MoMHR) prostheses suggest an association of elevated circulating metal levels with visual and auditory dysfunction. However, it is unknown if this is a cumulative exposure effect and the impact of prolonged low level expos...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2014-03, Vol.9 (3), p.e90838-e90838
Hauptverfasser: Prentice, Jennifer R, Blackwell, Christopher S, Raoof, Naz, Bacon, Paul, Ray, Jaydip, Hickman, Simon J, Wilkinson, J Mark
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