For patients undergoing primary total hip replacement (THR), the rate of revision varies by type of material used in the ...

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 ...