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Ouch! I must say, she got lucky they diagnosed the cobalt poisoning in time.

• thenthenthen 3mo ago
  Why do they use cobalt? For imaging?! I always assumed they used titanium or platinum :/
  • defrost 3mo ago
    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-replacements-made-of/ 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-emerging-clinical-problem-patients-metal-metal-hip-prostheses 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/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11115421/
  • cucumber3732842 3mo ago
    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.