Severe cobalt poisoning with loss of sight after ceramic-metal pairing in a hip—a case report

Wolfram Steens; G. von Foerster; A. Katzer

doi:10.1080/17453670610013079

January 1, 2006Acta OrthopaedicaOpen Access

Severe cobalt poisoning with loss of sight after ceramic-metal pairing in a hip—a case report

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Key Points

To report a case of severe cobalt poisoning resulting in vision loss following hip arthroplasty.
Case report detailing the medical history of a 53-year-old male patient.
Analysis of surgical procedures including total hip arthroplasty and revision surgery.
Assessment of cobalt levels and associated symptoms.
The patient experienced significant cobalt poisoning post-revision surgery.
Vision loss was directly associated with elevated cobalt levels.
Cobalt levels exceeded safe limits indicating serious complications.

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Case report reveals sight loss linked to severe cobalt poisoning after hip replacement surgery.

Abstract

A healthy 53-year-old man who had been treated with a cemented total hip arthroplasty including a ceramic-on-ceramic pairing 6 years previously underwent revision surgery 3 years later because of c...

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Steens et al. (2006) studied this question.

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Severe cobalt poisoning with loss of sight after ceramic-metal pairing in a hip—a case report

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Severe cobalt poisoning with loss of sight after ceramic-metal pairing in a hip—a case report

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