Metal sensitivity as a cause of bone necrosis and loosening of the prosthesis in total joint replacement

MeSH terms

• Aged
• Arthritis, Juvenile / surgery
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid / surgery
• Arthroplasty / adverse effects*
• Bone Diseases / chemically induced*
• Bone Diseases / pathology
• Bone Resorption / chemically induced
• Bone and Bones / metabolism
• Chromium Alloys / adverse effects*
• Chromium Alloys / metabolism
• Elbow / surgery*
• Female
• Hip / surgery*
• Humans
• Hypersensitivity / complications*
• Joint Prosthesis / adverse effects*
• Joints / pathology
• Knee / surgery*
• Macrophages
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Necrosis
• Osteoarthritis / surgery
• Polyethylenes
• Skin Tests
• Stress, Mechanical
• Thrombosis / chemically induced
• Time Factors