Ion level changes in this group did not reach statistical significance (cobalt: p = 0.06; chromium: p = 0.73).
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Comparing 1-year and 10-year whole blood metal ion results following Birmingham hip resurfacing for osteoarthritis.
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29 Compared with levels at 1 year, they found a decreasing trend in the mean levels at 4 and 6 years. 29 The reduction observed in chromium levels was deemed significant, but this was not the case for cobalt. 29 This trend was corroborated in 80 unilateral BHRs with sequential ion measurements, however both cobalt and chromium levels were found to decrease signi