It involves a build up of metal debris in the body s soft tissue.
Metal on metal hip replacement metallosis.
These devices are made from a blend of several metals including chromium cobalt nickel titanium and molybdenum.
Metallosis is a type of metal poisoning.
Metallosis is a type of metal poisoning that can occur as a side effect of joint replacement devices with metal components such as metal on metal hip replacements or other metal implants.
All artificial hip implants carry risks including wear of the component material.
Metallosis can occur in other hip surgeries too.
Oh blood poisoning from the shedding of metal particles like cobalt or titanium that build up in soft tissues in your body.
This happens when parts of a metal on metal hip replacement rub together releasing tiny cobalt and chromium particles into your bloodstream and the tissue surrounding your hip.
While rare something called metallosis can occur if you were implanted with a metal on metal hip replacement device.
Because these devices are made from a blend of several different metals they can release metal particles into the blood stream and surrounding tissue when the metal parts rub against each other.