Time-dependent release of cobalt and chromium ions into the serum following implantation of the metal-on-metal Maverick?type artificial lumbar disc (Medtronic Sofamor Danek)

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• 作者：Alexander Zeh ; Claudia Becker ; Michael Planert ; Peter Lattke and David Wohlrab
• 关键词：Cobalt ; Chrome ; TDA ; Wear debris ; Metal ; on ; metal
• 刊名：Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：June, 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：129
• 期：6
• 页码：741-746
• 全文大小：382.1 KB

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Introduction In total hip endoprosthetics and consequently for TDA, metal-on-metal combinations are used with the aim of reducing wear debris. In metal-on-metal TDA the release of metal ions has until now been secondary to the main discussion.