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May 17, 2012
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How Cobalt Toxicity Affects Patients: Part Three: Explaining Cobalt Poisoning
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Cobalt actually appears naturally in the body, but individuals who have no unusual environmental exposure to cobalt will typically have less than 0.41 micrograms per deciliter in their bloodstream. This amount of cobalt equals about the size of a single grain of sand.
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May 16, 2012
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How Cobalt Toxicity Affects Patients: Part Two: The Case Studies
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The first case study was for a male patient who underwent hip replacement surgery due to osteoarthritis. Initially this patient showed great improvement following the surgery, reporting a reduction in pain during activity. Soon, however, the patient began experiencing a return of hip pain, and approximately three months post-surgery, rashes began to appear on the skin of the hip which had received the metal-on-metal implant.
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May 15, 2012
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How Cobalt Toxicity Affects Patients: Part One: An Introduction to the Problem
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A State of Alaska Epidemiology Bulletin article details the difficulties experienced by two patients after undergoing hip replacement surgery using a metal-on-metal implant. Both patients were 49-year old males who were in good physical condition—other than pain or inability to fully participate in normal activities—prior to the hip replacement surgery.
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