Hypersensitivity to Benzoyl Peroxide in a Cemented Total Knee Arthroplasty. Cement Allergy

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1226-1228

  Edwards, Stuart Andrew ^a   Gardiner, Jonathan ^b  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

benzoyl peroxide; cement allergy; total joint arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE PAIN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; RASH; SEROLOGY; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; X RAY FILM;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BONE CEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 36749066156     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.10.019     Document Type: Article

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