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Is Nickle-Free Total Knee Arthroplasty Truly Nickle-Free?

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At the 2021 Annual Meeting, a podcast was recorded that questioned the rationale of utilizing more expensive, lower-nickel components for TKA based on a patient’s nickel or chromium allergy. Co-hosts Stefano A. Bini, MD and Garen D. Steele, MD were joined by Charles M. Lawrie, MD, MSc, and Ryan M. Nunley, MD, who sought to determine how much metal is present in the knee joint after performing a knee replacement with standard components vs. “nickel-free” components. After working with 24 patients receiving standard Co-Cr components and 17 receiving Oxinium nickel-free components, the findings were really astonishing.

 

Topics
  1. Standard TKA components that contain cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr)
  2. Nickle-free, hypoallergenic components for patients with known or suspected allergies
  3. How much metal is present in the knee joint after performing a knee replacement with standard components vs. “nickle-free” components?
  4. Study groups used to perform the study
    5. In This Podcast

    Charles M. Lawrie, MD

    Ryan M. Nunley, MD
    Host: Stefano A. Bini, MD, Digital Health Committee Chair
    Host: Garen D. Steele, MD, Digital Health Committee Vice Chair

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    » Study Questions Whether “Nickle-Free” Total Knee Arthroplasty is Truly Nickle-Free Press Release

    Contacts

    Kenneth Robinson, AAHKS Communications Manager

    Stefano A. Bini, MD, Digital Health Committee Chair

    Garen D. Steele, MD, Digital Health Committee Vice Chair

     

     

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