metallosis

metallosis (uncountable)

1. (medicine) An abnormal buildup of metallic debris in the body occurring when metallic components in medical implants undergo corrosion.
   • 1958, Transactions of the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom:

     Sometimes, although a metal splinter is present in the bulb, there are reasons to believe that metallosis is not bound to develop.

   • 1981, Simon Sevitt, Bone Repair and Fracture Healing in Man, page 285:

     Clinical effects stem from metallosis in tissues around the corroding implant.

   • 1987, James Alan Rand, Total Arthroplasty of the Knee:

     Buchert et al reported metallosis associated with the failure of two undersized, porous-coated Austin Moore prostheses and suggested that the metallosis occurred because of fretting between the substrate and the loose beads.

   • 2006, Arne Ernst, Head and Neck Trauma: An Interdisciplinary Approach, page 213:

     Intercellular and intracellular deposition of corrosion products is referred to as metallosis.

   • 2003, Allen Ho, Retina: Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Ophthalmology:

     Serial electroretinograms should be considered for retained metallic foreign bodies to evaluate for toxic metallosis.

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