Goode, AE;
Perkins, JM;
Sandison, A;
Karunakaran, C;
Cheng, H;
Wall, D;
Skinner, JA;
... Ryan, MP; + view all
(2012)
Chemical speciation of nanoparticles surrounding metal-on-metal hips.
Chem Commun (Camb)
, 48
(67)
8335 - 8337.
10.1039/c2cc33016d.
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Abstract
Spectromicroscopy of tissue surrounding failed CoCr metal-on-metal hip replacements detected corroded nanoscale debris in periprosthetic tissue in two chemical states, with concomitant mitochondrial damage. The majority of debris contained Cr(3+), with trace amounts of oxidised cobalt. A minority phase containing a core of metallic chromium and cobalt was also observed.
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