Particulate debris from a titanium metal prosthesis induces genomic instability in primary human fibroblast cells

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Previous studies detected both lethal and cumulative chromosomal aberrations in bone marrow and peripheral blood of patients with worn hip and knee replacements. This study shows that wear debris from a worn titanium metal on high-density polyethylene hip replacement also produces chromosomal instability and reproductive failure in cell culture. The progeny of these treated cells also displayed chromosomal...

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