It comes after an investigation by The Telegraph revealed that around 5,000 patients with a separate type of hip implant also ...
Carlsson and Möller, 1989 20 18 Metal allergic patients, screened before receiving stainless steel orthopedic implants ... patients (24.2%); cobalt, 6.1%; chromium, 3.0 Symptomatic patients ...
called for surgeons “to avoid cobalt-chromium wherever possible” in hip implants. He said it was “vulnerable to corrosion when paired next to itself or titanium” and “creates a battery ...