N-Acetyl-Cysteine as Effective and Safe Chelating Agent in Metal-on-Metal Hip-Implanted Patients: Two Cases

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(a) Cobalt (Co) and chromium (Cr) blood levels in case  1. In the figure are reported time latency from MOM implant and first metal detection and metal blood concentrations before, during, and after chelation treatment with high-dose oral NAC. (b) Cobalt (Co) and chromium (Cr) blood levels in case  2. In the figure are reported time latency from MOM implant and first metal detection and metal blood concentrations before, during, and after chelation treatment with high-dose oral NAC.

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