metal poisoning Archives | Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A.

Vision Loss from Cobalt Poisoning of the Eye from MoM Hip Replacement

by Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A. | Mar 21, 2018 | Metal on Metal Hip Research Summaries

Title: Cobalt-Chromium Metallosis With Normal Electroretinogram Background: The popularity of Metal-on-Metal (MoM) hip implants, which are typically made out of cobalt and chromium, has made cobalt poisoning of the eye more common. This condition is called ocular...

Check for Metal on Metal Hip Implants Reactions if Patient has Cobalt Related Heart Problems

by Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A. | Mar 21, 2018 | Metal on Metal Hip Research Summaries

Title: Unusual Case of Congestive Heart Failure: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Histopathologic Findings in Cobalt Cardiomyopathy Summary A 69-year-old woman came to the authors with symptoms of congestive heart failure, a heart condition that leads to...

Cobalt Toxicity from Metal Hip Causes Vision Damage

by Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A. | Feb 27, 2018 | Metal on Metal Hip Research Summaries

Title: Hip Implant Related Chorio-Retinal Cobalt Toxicity Abstract A 39-year-old female with high levels of cobalt in her blood (a side-effect of her two hip implants) came to the doctors with complaints that her left eye had been blurry for three weeks. Eye imaging...