Abstract
OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE HIP
The use of inert head materials such as ceramic heads has been proposed as a method of reducing wear and corrosion products from the articulating surfaces in total hip arthroplasty, as well as from the stem‐head taper connection. The aim of the present study was to compare the blood metal ion levels in patients with Oxinium and CoCrMo modular femoral heads, as well as monoblock stainless steel Charnley prostheses at 10 years postoperatively. The 150 patients with osteoarthritis of the hip joint included in a randomized clinical trial were grouped according to femoral head material. One group (
[Correction added after first online publication on 1 December 2022. Low‐blood has been changed to low blood in the article title.]
