Effect of chromium and cobalt ions on th
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Cathy Tkaczyk; Olga L. Huk; Fackson Mwale; John Antoniou; David J. Zukor; Alain
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The main concern associated with metal‐on‐metal (MM) hip prosthesis is the presence of metal ions, mainly chromium (Cr) and cobalt (Co), which are found both systemically and locally in the organism of patients. Previous studies revealed that Cr(III) and Co(II) ions could induce damages