title: Dilemmas about the toxicological consequences of metal-on-metal hip prostheses -- What we do and do not know, and what we should do?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, School of Medicine and Colorado School of Public Health, Denver, CO, USA. Jeffrey.Brent@UCDenver.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brent
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Devlin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002857:Chromium / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000633:toxicity / Q000652:urine; D003035:Cobalt / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000633:toxicity / Q000652:urine; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D000075322:Heavy Metal Poisoning; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D061825:Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000378:metabolism; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D057285:Precision Medicine
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D002857:Chromium; D003035:Cobalt