Metal Hip Replacement Cobalt

If you re not sure what type of implant you have or you have any concerns about your hip you can consult your doctor for advice.

Metal hip replacement cobalt.

This can lead to cobalt and chromium metal poisoning and require patients to undergo revision surgery. Cobalt chromium metal poisoning from hip replacements. Cobalt toxicity can occur with metal on metal and metal on polyethylene hip implants. Metallosis is a type of metal poisoning that can occur as a side effect of joint replacement devices with metal components such as metal on metal hip replacements or other metal implants.

These devices are made from a blend of several metals including chromium cobalt nickel titanium and molybdenum. It happens when there s friction between metal surfaces. As hip replacements fail and metal flakes enter the body patients can suffer from cobalt toxicity elevated cobalt levels. Many metal hip replacements were constructed using a hard metal called cobalt in order to extend the life of the hip replacement.

Cobalt chromium poisoning is a risk for anyone with a metal on metal mom hip replacement. Mom implants which have a metal ball and socket have been very popular in total hip replacement and hip resurfacing surgeries. Metal on metal mom implants have only been used in a minority of all hip replacement surgeries. All artificial hip implants carry risks including wear of the component material.

See metallosis symptoms after hip replacement surgery 24 7 free consult 800 734 4134 log in. When the components of mom implants rub together over time they release metal debris into patients bodies. They are done on very few people now so this may not affect you. The worry is that the metal on metal contacts in the hip replacements grind off tiny metal molecules chromium and cobalt ions that might be toxic.

Bunning md facp facr. The friction releases tiny metal particles into your bloodstream that could trigger a hypersensitive immune response in your body. Besides the symptoms associated with other forms of metallosis cobalt. A diagnosis out of the blue by robert d.

There s not enough information to. Cobalt titanium and other metals in hip replacements can cause metallosis or metal poisoning. In the worst cases of cobalt poisoning a patient may suffer permanent disabling side effects including cardiomyopathy degenerative heart disease blindness deafness memory loss and more.