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Case Reports
. 1979 Aug;94(3):175-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF00618442.

Loosening of a total hip prosthesis at contact allergy due to benzoyl peroxide

M Jäger, B R Balda
Case Reports

Loosening of a total hip prosthesis at contact allergy due to benzoyl peroxide

M Jäger et al. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (1978). 1979 Aug.

Abstract

It is reported that a 62-year-old man with total hip prosthesis developed a recurrent sterile fistula and loosening of his prosthesis due to allergy to the bone cement component benzoyl peroxide.

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