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. 2020 Aug 25;21:432–437. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2020.08.019

Table 6.

Serum metal ion levels in patients with ceramic heads.

Elevated Co ions Elevated Cr ions
Markel et al., 2019 (HIP International) 2/49 1/49
(4.1%) (2.0%)
Markel et al., 2019 (Bone and Joint Journal) 2/39 3/39
(5.1%) (7.7%)
Chalmers et al. 0/17 0/17 (0%)
(0%)
Matsen Ko et al. 0/1 0/1
(0%) (0%)
Nam et al., 2019 0/29 0/29
(0%) (0%)
Total 4/135 4/135
(3.0%) (3.0%)