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Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing vs. Large head THA on quality of life and serum ion levels
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Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing vs. Large head THA on quality of life and serum ion levels
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Feb;468(2):318-25. Epub 2009 Aug 21.

107 patients evaluated to be suitable for hip resurfacing were randomized to undergo either a hip resurfacing procedure or a total hip arthroplasty (THA) with a large head. At a mean 1.1 year follow up, both metal-on-metal hip resurfacing and metal-on-metal THA resulted in higher quality of life on all outcome measures compared to baseline. However, the level of chromium ions was significantly higher in patients treated with large head metal-on-metal THA.

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OrthoEvidence. Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing vs. Large head THA on quality of life and serum ion levels. ACE Report. 2013;3(3):164. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/metal-on-metal-hip-resurfacing-vs-large-head-tha-on-quality-of-life-and-serum-ion-levels

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