Sentence examples for head metal from inspiring English sources

The resurfacing implant, very popular as a conservative hip replacement in the young adult, has disadvantages associated with the fragility of the neck and with large head metal friction torque.

However, concerns about increased revision rates associated with large head metal-on-metal replacements have been raised recently.

The government's health regulator has advised that patients who have undergone large head metal-on-metal hip replacements should be monitored annually for life.

The use of metal-on-metal led to resurfacing hip replacements and to the use of large head metal-on-metal hip replacements.

Taper corrosion has been reported in patients with metal-on-polyethylene bearing surfaces, but it has also been recognized as an increasing cause of failure in patients with large head metal-on-metal hip replacements.

All large diameter head metal-on-metal total hips were uncemented.

For example, it is not possible to distinguish large diameter head metal-on-metal total hip replacements.

Over time, other techniques like the resurfacing prosthesis and large head metal-on-metal THA, have been introduced to treat young people with osteoarthritis.

Uncemented large-diameter head metal-on-metal THR has been used mainly in Denmark and Finland, not in Norway and rarely in Sweden.

Large head metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty may overcome polyethylene wear induced prosthetic failure, but can increase systemic cobalt and chromium ion concentrations.

We hypothesize that the large head metal-on-metal arthroplasties show less bone mineral density loss and higher serum metal ion concentrations (primary outcome parameters).