Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses
"Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Types of prosthetic joints in which both wear surfaces of the joint coupling are metallic.
| Descriptor ID |
D061825
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.400.705
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| Concept/Terms |
Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses- Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses
- Joint Prosthese, Metal-on-Metal
- Joint Prostheses, Metal-on-Metal
- Metal on Metal Joint Prostheses
- Metal-on-Metal Joint Prosthese
- Prosthese, Metal-on-Metal Joint
- Prostheses, Metal-on-Metal Joint
Metal-on-Metal Implant Bearings- Metal-on-Metal Implant Bearings
- Bearing, Metal-on-Metal Implant
- Bearings, Metal-on-Metal Implant
- Implant Bearing, Metal-on-Metal
- Implant Bearings, Metal-on-Metal
- Metal on Metal Implant Bearings
- Metal-on-Metal Implant Bearing
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses" by people in Profiles.
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Metal-on-Metal Hip Joint Prostheses: a Retrospective Case Series Investigating the Association of Systemic Toxicity with Serum Cobalt and Chromium Concentrations. J Med Toxicol. 2017 12; 13(4):321-328.
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Outpatient toxicology clinic experience of patients with hip implants. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2013 May; 51(4):230-6.
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Are metal ion levels a useful trigger for surgical intervention? J Arthroplasty. 2012 Sep; 27(8 Suppl):32-6.