Increased metal allergy in patients with failed metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty and peri-implant T-lymphocytic inflammation

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1157-1165

  Thomas, P ^a,h   Braathen, L R ^b   Dorig M ^c   Aubock, J ^d   Nestle, F ^e   Werfel, T ^f   Willert, H G ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^h LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Arthroplasty; Hypersensitivity; Lymphocyte; Metal; Patch test; Total hip replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; METAL ALLERGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLERGENS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; EUROPE; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 67650314648     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.01966.x     Document Type: Article

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