Metal allergies may affect joint replacement success

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Metal allergies may affect joint replacement success

By Kathryn Doyle 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 review of past research. “We think patients and doctors should be aware of hypersensitivity or allergy reactions to implanted joints and to monitor for signs and symptoms,” said Dr. Michelle L. Pinson, one of the authors of the new paper. “However, a hypersensitivity reaction to a hip or knee replacement is not that common, when you look at all the patients who have had successful and stable joint replacements,” added Pinson, of Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center in San Antonio, Texas. The number of total joint replacements in the U.S. is on the rise, and so is the number of revisions, according to the authors.

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