title: Preoperative identification of a bone-cement allergy in a patient undergoing total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: Allergy to polymethyl methacrylate bone-cement or its components is unusual. Because of the potential for an inflammatory response in an allergic patient and the possibility of pain and loosening if a cemented implant is used, it is imperative to identify patients with this allergy to modify their treatment. We report the case of an otherwise healthy 60-year-old woman who needed a total knee arthroplasty and who had an allergy to methyl methacrylate bone-cement identified preoperatively. The appropriate evaluation for a patient who is suspected to have an allergy to bone-cement or its components is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University-Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York City, New York 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Craig J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Della Valle
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haines
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Zuckerman
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D001843:Bone Cements; D002484:Cementation; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate