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1 Volume 1, Issue 4, Pages 99-102 (December 2015)
Cardiac cobaltism: a rare complication after bilateral metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty  John R. Martin, MD, Luke Spencer-Gardner, MD, Christopher L. Camp, MD, John M. Stulak, MD, Rafael J. Sierra, MD  Arthroplasty Today  Volume 1, Issue 4, Pages (December 2015) DOI: /j.artd Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Preoperative revision anteroposterior pelvis radiograph.
Arthroplasty Today 2015 1, DOI: ( /j.artd ) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Intraoperative photo demonstrating placement of a ceramic femoral head with a titanium sleeve. Arthroplasty Today 2015 1, DOI: ( /j.artd ) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Intraoperative photograph showing dark staining of the surrounding soft tissue around the acetabulum consistent with metallosis. Arthroplasty Today 2015 1, DOI: ( /j.artd ) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 4 The dark-stained tissue was consistent with severe metallosis and pseudotumor tissue after debridement. Arthroplasty Today 2015 1, DOI: ( /j.artd ) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions

6 Figure 5 Postoperative anteroposterior pelvis radiograph.
Arthroplasty Today 2015 1, DOI: ( /j.artd ) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions

7 Figure 6 An electron microscopy of the cardiac biopsy that shows increased lipofuscin and vacuolar spaces consistent with cardiac cobalt toxicity. Arthroplasty Today 2015 1, DOI: ( /j.artd ) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions


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