Metal sensitivity in patients with orthopaedic implants: A prospective study

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 273-279

  Frigerio, Elena ^a   Pigatto, Paolo D ^a   Guzzi, Gianpaolo ^b   Altomare, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Italian Association for Metals and Biocompatibility Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

arthroplasty hip replacement; lymphocyte activation; metal hypersensitivity; metals adverse effects; osteoarthritis; patch testing; prostheses and implants adverse effects

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; NICKEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; METAL ALLERGY; ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHESIS; PATCH TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PATCH TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79954461406     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2011.01886.x     Document Type: Article

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