Metal-on-metal hip implants and the risk of cancer

BMJ. 2012 Jul 25:345:e4605. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4605.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / adverse effects*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Hazardous Substances / adverse effects*
  • Hematologic Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Hip Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Hip Prosthesis / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Melanoma / epidemiology*
  • Metals / adverse effects*
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Urologic Neoplasms / epidemiology*

Substances

  • Hazardous Substances
  • Metals