Medical Implant Allergy

Allergy to Surgical Implants - PubMed

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Surgical implants are essential elements of repair procedures to correct worn out joints, damaged spinal components, heart and vascular disease, and chronic pain. However, many of the materials that provide stability, flexibility, and durability to the …

Metal Allergy to Surgical Plates, Screws, and Implants

https://www.verywellhealth.com/can-i-be-allergic-to-a-metal-implant-2549668

Implants and Prosthetics | FDA

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Medical implants are devices or tissues that are placed inside or on the surface of the body. Many implants are prosthetics, intended to replace missing body parts. Other …

Immune Response to Implants and Biomaterials

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1230696-overview

All implanted materials can be recognized by the patient's immune system as foreign bodies causing cellular and tissue immune responses. [ 1, 2, 3] A …

Safety of Metals and Other Materials Used in Medical …

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/products-and-medical-procedures/safety-metals-and-other-materials-used-medical-devices

Building on prior work and steps outlined in the Medical Device Safety Action Plan announced in 2018, the FDA conducted a comprehensive review of metals used in …

Knee Replacement and Metal Allergy - Verywell Health

https://www.verywellhealth.com/sensitivity-and-allergy-to-metals-in-knee-replacement-4082730

Hypoallergenic Knee Implants If you have an allergy or sensitivity to metals, ask your surgeon about knee replacements made with hypoallergenic materials. …

Diagnosis and management of patients with allergy to …

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Also, extracutaneous complications resulting from peri-implant inflammation have been observed in association with metal allergy. Nickel, cobalt, and chromium are the three …

Titanium Rejection Symptoms | Colgate®

https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-health/implants/titanium-rejection-symptoms-are-you-allergic-to-your-dental-implant

If medical or dental professionals suspect that you might be allergic to the titanium in your dental implant, the first step is to take diagnostic tests, such as a patch test. Some physicians might also …

Hypersensitivity Reactions to Metallic …

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The most common types of cutaneous allergic reactions associated with metallic implants are eczematous in nature, although urticaria and vasculitis have occasionally been reported. [ …

Allergy to Surgical Implants | SpringerLink

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Patch testing remains the method of choice in identifying surgical implant allergies. There are some commercially available blood tests, based on the lymphocyte …