Difficult Preoperative Diagnosis of Suspected Metal Hypersensitivity in a Case with Early Failure of Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty

Background. Metal hypersensitivity is a rare complication after total hip arthroplasty (THA), and no reliable diagnostic method for metal hypersensitivity to orthopedic metal implants has yet been established. Case report. A 57-year-old woman underwent hemiarthroplasty using a metal implant despite...

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Main Authors: Airi Shimmyo, Yu Takeda, Shigeo Fukunishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8656265
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