Correlation Between Co Levels in Hair and Blood of Patients Who Underwent Metal-on-metal Hip Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this paper is to study the dependence of Co levels in hair on Co levels in blood after metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacement and prove the suitability of hair analysis coupled to blood analysis in the decision process regarding implant revision evaluation.

Methods

Hair samples of 19 MoM patients having both well-functioning and malfunctioning implants and Co mass concentration levels in blood between 0.2 μg L^-1 and 221.0 μg L^-1 were included. A method based on inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was validated and used to measure the Co level in hair.

Results

The Co mass fraction in the hair of patients ranged between 0.011 mg kg^-1 and 0.712 mg kg^-1. A correlation analysis showed a statistica

SUBMITTER: Di Luzio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9582565 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature