Cobalt chloride allergy. Diagnosis and treatment of a rare cause of early hip prosthesis mobilization
Purpose: Discovering the cause of early hip prosthesis mobilization is a challenge for the orthopedic surgeon. Infection is one possible cause of early prosthesis failure, but there are other causes that orthopedic surgeons should also consider. Case report: We present the case of a 61-year-old male...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Navarra |
| Repositorio: | Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/39291 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10171/39291 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Materias Investigacion::Ciencias de la Salud Hip prosthesis Cobalt Hypersensitivity |
| Sumario: | Purpose: Discovering the cause of early hip prosthesis mobilization is a challenge for the orthopedic surgeon. Infection is one possible cause of early prosthesis failure, but there are other causes that orthopedic surgeons should also consider. Case report: We present the case of a 61-year-old male patient with early hip failure due to cobalt allergy and describe the different diagnosis steps that led to this diagnosis. Discussion: Collaboration between departments was fundamental in order to reach the diagnosis. Revision surgery using components without the allergenic metal and using different surface bearing materials (ceramic-ceramic) gave satisfactory results. |
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