title: The delicate balancing act of metallic biomaterials.
abstract: Ever since metals have been used within the human body, there has been controversy over whether they do harm as well as good. There is now another dimension to this issue provided by experiences with recent metal-on-metal hip replacements.
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine, USA. peggy@morgan-masterson.com
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods; D008670:Metals; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013499:Surface Properties; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008670:Metals