Allergy to Implant Components: Chromium, Nickel, Cobalt and Titanium

Świeczko-Żurek, B.; Szumlański, A.; Zorn, J.

doi:10.2478/v10077-009-0005-1

Abstract

An implant is composed of different metals, such as: nickel, chromium, cobalt, titanium, molybdenum and vanadium. Some metals may cause eczema like rash or scattered vesiculopapular dermatitis and urticaria. Allergies may result in loosing the implants, bone joints and orthopedic prosthesis. The preliminary research results carried out on the patients with eczema to the components of implants. The research was performed in Hospital in Inowroclaw and it is included in master thesis of a graduate from Technical University of Gdansk.

References

Swierczynska-Machura D., Kiec-Swierczynska M., Krecisz B., Pałczyński C.: Allergy to implant compounds. Allergy, Asthma, Immunology 2004; 9;128-132.
Search in Google Scholar
Szumlanski A.: Allergy to chromium, nickel and cobalt with trauma-orthopedic spatients. PhD, Military Academy in Lodz, Lodz 2002.
Search in Google Scholar
Hallab N.J., Merritt K., Jacobs J.J.: Metal sensitivity in patients with orthopaedic implants. J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2001; 83-A; 428-436.10.2106/00004623-200103000-00017
Search in Google Scholar
Disegi J.A., Eschbach L.: Stainless steel in bone surgery. Int. J. Care Injured 2000; 31; (suppl.4); 2-6.10.1016/S0020-1383(00)80015-7
Search in Google Scholar
Holzwarth U., Thomas P., Kachler W. et al.: Metallurgical differentiation of cobalt-chromium alloys for implants. Orthopade 2005; 34; 1046-7; 1049-51.10.1007/s00132-005-0849-y16091961
Search in Google Scholar
Schuh A., Thomas P., Kachler W. et al.: Allergic potential of titanium implants. Orthopade 2005; 34;327-8; 330-3.10.1007/s00132-005-0764-215706453
Search in Google Scholar
Balin A., Toborek J.: The impast of materia land structure features of hip implants on its biofunctioning. Orthopaedic Quarterly 1998; 2; 124-33.
Search in Google Scholar
Hierholzer S., Hierholzer G., Sauer K.H., Paterson R.S.: Increased corrosion of stainless steel implants in infected plates fractures. Arch. Orthop. Trauma Surg 1984; 102; 198-200.10.1007/BF005752336703879
Search in Google Scholar
Jacobs J.J., Skipor A.K., Patterson L.M. et al.: Metal release in patients who have had a primary total hip arthroplasty. A prospective, controlled, longitudinal study. J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 1998; 80; 1447-58.10.2106/00004623-199810000-000069801213
Search in Google Scholar
Oiso N., Komeda T., Fukai K. et al.: Metal allergy to implanted orthopaedic prosthesis after postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infection. Contact Dermatitis 2004; 51; 151-3.10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.0426e.x15479207
Search in Google Scholar
Spiewak R., Brewczynski P.Z.: Complications after stabilizing with metallic implant fracture of femour with a person suffering contact allergy with Cr, Ni and Co. The Polish Medical Weekly 1993; 48; 651-2.
Search in Google Scholar
Szumlanski A., Buczyłko K., Weiss W.: Oversensitiveness to Ni, Cr and Co as a cause of complications with trauma-orthopaedic patients. Orthopaedic and traumatology on the verte of the New Millenium. The Meeting of Polish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society, Bydgoszcz 2002; 256-9.
Search in Google Scholar
Tuszynski W., Kurowska-Madejska Z.: The importance of allergic skin tests on the Co-Cr-Mo alloy and the steel after applying implants and bone joining materials. Motion Surgery of Polish Orthopaedics 1986;6; 482-5.
Search in Google Scholar
Buczyłko K., Szumlanski A.: Introducing the implant with some amount of Ni into the body of a person allergic to that metal may cause complications. The Medicine Poulse 2003; 6;55.
Search in Google Scholar
Schoberl A., Summer B., Jakob A.T. et al.: Periimplantar cobalt-specific DTH reaction in patch test negative patient with failure of hip arthroplasty. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2004; 2 suppl.; 250-1.10.1016/j.jaci.2004.01.368
Search in Google Scholar

Allergy to Implant Components: Chromium, Nickel, Cobalt and Titanium

Abstract

Paradigm

My account