In primary or revision total knee arthroplasty, surgeons should use standard implants and not be worried about patients having a metal allergy, a presenter said. “Recognize that the overwhelming ...

Modifiable patient factors, such as BMI, vitamin D levels and diabetes, can be optimized preoperatively to reduce the risk of infection and other postoperative complications. However, sometimes ...

More than a million artificial knee and hip joints are implanted in the U.S. each year, and the vast majority of patients recover with greater mobility and less pain. But with the numbers of implants ...

SAN ANTONIO — Allergists are frustrated by the lack of consensus in the surgical community about metal hypersensitivity in patients in need of a surgical implant, new research indicates. "Most of the ...

NEW YORK – (Reuters Health) â?? Metal sensitivities can lead to failure of replacement joints, and patients should be carefully evaluated for a possible reaction after the surgery, according to a new ...

Allergic patch-test reactions to metals may be more prevalent than previously suspected. Although many metals known to be associated with dermatitis are already in the standard allergen series, other ...

BERNARDSVILLE, N.J., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensiband, a leading innovator in healthcare technology, is excited to announce the availability of its groundbreaking Metal Allergy Test Kit on ...

More frequent testing for nickel allergies in children might help keep the allergies from developing, according to a report in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. The study, at the University of ...

Woman's all-over itching was caused by an allergy to her hip implant. May 15, 2013— -- When Paula Spurlock started to experience itching and pain all over her body, she never dreamed that she was ...