The delicate balancing act of metallic biomaterials
Williams, D.; Williams, D.
Medical Device Technology 20(2): 8; 10
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1048-6690 PMID: 19405336 Document Number: 629848
Ever since metals have been used within the human body, there has been controversy over whether they do harm as well as good. There is now another dimension to this issue provided by experiences with recent metal-on-metal hip replacements.