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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, DePuy, Food & Drug Administration, Health, Hip Replacement, Johnson, Medicine, Reuters, science, UNited States, University of California San Francisco
This video is a good one – talks about what can be expected after revision of your metal on metal hips.
Biology – exposure and effect – affects the immune system.
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Earl's View 
After 2 revisions, 2 and 3/ 2012, my cobalt level is decreasing, but chromium is rising again. How can this be? After 7 hip surgeries with multiple complications (one near-fatal), I am loathe to think of more surgeries. Could it be caused by the chromium content in ceramics?