Table 3 Whole blood metal ion reference table
From: Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing in patients younger than 50 years: a retrospective analysis
Normala | Optimalb | Acceptablec | Problematicc | Potentially toxicb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unilateral | |||||
Co (μg/L) | <1.5 | <4.0 | 4–10 | 10–20 | >20 |
Cr (μg/L) | <1.5 | <4.6 | 4.6–10 | 10–20 | >20 |
Bilateral | |||||
Co (μg/L) | <1.5 | <5.0 | 5–10 | 10–20 | >20 |
Cr (μg/L) | <1.5 | <7.4 | 7.4–10 | 10–20 | >20 |