Diagnosis of Metal Hypersensitivity in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report

Delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions are considered infrequent complications in arthroplasty, but have been recognized to be associated with devastating morbidity and substantial decrease in quality of life of affected patients. Chronic inflammation of artificial joints and associated loss...

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Main Authors: Janosch Schoon, Melanie J. Ort, Katrin Huesker, Sven Geissler, Anastasia Rakow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02758/full