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SUBMITTER: Martin JR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4958119 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Martin John R JR Spencer-Gardner Luke L Camp Christopher L CL Stulak John M JM Sierra Rafael J RJ
Arthroplasty today 20151121 4
This is one of the first documented cases of metal-on-metal (MoM) total hip arthroplasty cobalt cardiac toxicity that has led to patient death. A 69-year-old female presented to our institution with cardiac failure secondary to cobalt toxicity resulting from bilateral MoM total hip arthroplasty. Her presenting metal ion levels were a cobalt level of 199 ppb and a chromium level of 77 ppb. She underwent bilateral femoral revisions to remove the source of cobalt. On postoperative day 7, the patien ...[more]