Metal sensitivity in patients with orthopaedic implants: a prospective study - Frigerio, Elena; Pigatto, Paolo D.; Guzzi, Gianpaolo; Altomare, Gianfranco (Contact dermatitis, 2011)
Keywords: Aged; Allergic diseases; arthroplasty/hip replacement; Biological and medical sciences; Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hip Prosthesis - adverse effects; Humans; Hypersensitivity - diagnosis; Hypersensitivity - etiology; Immunopathology; Joint surgery; Knee Prosthesis - adverse effects; Lymphocyte Activation; Male; Medical sciences; metal hypersensitivity; Metals - adverse effects; Metals and various inorganic compounds; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases; Orthopedics; Osteoarthritis; patch testing; Patch Tests; Patients; Prospective Studies; Prostheses; prostheses and implants/adverse effects; Skin allergic diseases. Stinging insect allergies; Toxicology; Transplants & implants; Treatment Outcome; Human; Implant; Toxicity; Hypersensitivity; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; metal hypersensitivity; osteoarthritis: patch testing; Replacement; metals/adverse effects; Metal; Hip; Prospective; prostheses and implants/adverse effects; Sensitivity; lymphocyte activation; Orthopedics; Arthropathy; Degenerative disease; arthroplasty/hip replacement; Osteoarthritis; Lymphocyte; Patch; Skin test