Table 1

- Summary of cobalt-chromium concentration levels.

Co-Cr levelsDuration
One month pre-operativeOne month post-operative3 months post-operative6 months post-operativeOne year post-operative
Cobalt S86,35 µg/L63,6 µg/L38,6 µg/L27,95 µg/L24.8 µg/L
Cobalt U411,40 µmol/L91,2 µg/L89.8 µg/LNA33.7 µg/L
Chrome S234,46 µg/LNA196.64 µg/L104,56 µg/L96.62 µg/L

S: blood, U: urine, NA: not available