Comment on Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing metal poisoningComments−golem142moOuch! I must say, she got lucky they diagnosed the cobalt poisoning in time.−thenthenthen2moWhy do they use cobalt? For imaging?! I always assumed they used titanium or platinum :/−defrost2mo Cobalt-chrome is the most commonly used metal for hip implants. Titanium is also used but is a softer metal with similar properties to bone. ~ https://practiceplusgroup.com/knowledge-hub/what-hip-replace...with known risks:Cobalt toxicity — an emerging clinical problem in patients (2011) - https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2011/194/12/cobalt-toxicity-e...Cobalt-chromium toxicity following revision of total hip replacement (2024) - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11115421/−cucumber37328422moBecause the human body is warm and wet and salty and so despite the forces being low when your criteria are "super long wearing" and "non-reactive" you wind up with kind of a shitty list of options.It's "supposed" to remain in solid form.
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Ouch! I must say, she got lucky they diagnosed the cobalt poisoning in time.
Why do they use cobalt? For imaging?! I always assumed they used titanium or platinum :/
with known risks:
Cobalt toxicity — an emerging clinical problem in patients (2011) - https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2011/194/12/cobalt-toxicity-e...
Cobalt-chromium toxicity following revision of total hip replacement (2024) - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11115421/
Because the human body is warm and wet and salty and so despite the forces being low when your criteria are "super long wearing" and "non-reactive" you wind up with kind of a shitty list of options.
It's "supposed" to remain in solid form.