Adverse Reaction to Zirconia in a Modern Total Hip Arthroplasty with Ceramic Head.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2020
Abstract
Hypersensitivity reactions to zirconia (ZrO2) or similar ceramics is highly unusual. Owing to the stable oxide formed between the base metal and oxygen, ceramics are considered relatively biologically inert. We report the case of an otherwise healthy 50-year-old woman with a 5-year history of progressively worsening right hip pain who underwent a ceramic-on-polyethylene total hip replacement and subsequently developed hypersensitivity reaction. After metal allergy testing showed her to be highly reactive to zirconium, the femoral head was revised to a custom titanium implant and her symptoms resolved.
Volume
6
Issue
3
First Page
612
Last Page
616
ISSN
2352-3441
Published In/Presented At
Dawson-Amoah, K. G., Waddell, B. S., Prakash, R., & Alexiades, M. M. (2020). Adverse Reaction to Zirconia in a Modern Total Hip Arthroplasty with Ceramic Head. Arthroplasty today, 6(3), 612–616.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2020.03.009
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
32995410
Department(s)
Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article