The role of patch testing in the evaluation of orthopedic implant-related adverse effects: Current evidence does not support broad use

Dermatitis

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 99-103

  Crawford, Glen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; CHROMIUM; COBALT; NICKEL; TITANIUM; VANADIUM;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT; PATCH TEST; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SKIN SENSITIVITY;

HUMANS; METALS; PATCH TESTS; PLASTICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84881318896     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: 21625220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DER.0b013e3182948251     Document Type: Article

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