Table 1 Clinical and blood titanium levels results for the three groups
From: Blood titanium levels in patients with large and sliding titanium implants
Implant type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Standard hips | Spine rods | Tumour implants | Massive acetabular implants | ||
# Patients | 95 | 18 | 13 | 10 | |
Clinical data | Gender (F) | 53/95 | 7/16 | 7/13 | 8/11 |
Age at first implantation (years) | 71 (53–87) | 7 (2–14) | 43 (13–74) | 56.5 (39–76) | |
Follow-up time between blood test and implantation (months) | 102 (64–143) | 30 (12–57) | 60 (28–221) | 36.5 (14–200) | |
Blood levels (Ti/ppb) | 1.2 (0.6–4.9) | 9.7 (4.0–25.4) | 2.6 (0.4–104.4) | 5.7 (1.6–31.5) | |