Severe cobalt poisoning with loss of sight after ceramic-metal pairing in a hip--a case report.
Steens
Wolfram
W
Franziskus-Hospital Münster, Orthopädie, Germany. wsteens@gmx.de
von Foerster
Goetz
G
Katzer
Alexander
A
D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects; D003035:Cobalt / Q000506:poisoning*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000139:chemically induced*
D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D003035:Cobalt