Understanding What Causes Metallosis and Who is at Risk

When there are high levels of toxic metals in the bloodstream, a blood poisoning that is called metallosis could result. Often, these metal particles can become dislodged and enter the body from metal hip replacements. These metal shards often find their way into the bloodstream or into the soft tissue immediately around the surgical site. Another way that metallosis has been acquired is through environmental heavy metals obtained from taking bad drugs or natural remedies that the Federal Drug Administration reports are from questionable pharmacies or from unknown sources. Metallosis can have serious effects, such as the death of bone or tissue, lead to implant failure, and cause severe debilitating pain. It can lead to the patient losing cognitive functioning, tissue damage and loss, and serious damage to the patient’s nervous system. If metallosis is severe, it could necessitate another surgery in which the surgeon will take out the metal-on-metal hip implant that has…

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