A prospective study on cancer risk after total hip replacements for 41,402 patients linked to the Cancer registry of Norway
Concerns have been raised that implants used in total hip replacements (THR) could lead to increased cancer risk. Several different materials, metals and fixation techniques are used in joint prostheses and di...
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Eva Dybvik, Ove Furnes, Leif I. Havelin, Sophie D. Foss å, Clement Trovik and Stein Atle Lie Tags: Research article Source Type: research