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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 96-B, Issue SUPP_11 | Pages 119 - 119
1 Jul 2014
METAL ALLERGY SCREENING PRIOR TO JOINT ARTHROPLASTY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON IMPLANT CHOICE: A DELPHI CONSENSUS STUDY AMONGST JOINT ARTHROPLASTY SURGEONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Razak A Ebinesan A Charalambous C
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Summary Statement

Routine metal allergy screening prior to joint arthroplasty is not essential and the use of cobalt chromium or stainless steel implants is recommended regardless of the patient's metal allergy status.

Introduction

This study was undertaken to obtain a consensus amongst joint arthroplasty experts with regards to metal allergy screening prior to joint arthroplasty and the choice of implant in patients with potential metal allergy.