Dual Mobility, Double Trouble? Or Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing

Hip surgeons have been buzzing for years about dual-mobility bearings: more stability, fewer dislocations, happier patients. But lurking behind the excitement is a familiar specter: “Are you quietly bathing your patients in cobalt and chromium?”

One study led by Anne DeBenedetti and colleagues decided to stop speculating and actually measure the metal.