Hypersensitivity to Suture Anchors

Hypersensitivity to suture anchor is extremely rare. Herein, we present a case in which hypersensitivity to suture anchor was strongly suspected. The right rotator cuff of a 50-year-old woman was repaired with a metal suture anchor. Three weeks after the surgery, she developed erythema around her fa...

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Main Authors: Masafumi Goto, Masafumi Gotoh, Yasuhiro Mitsui, Ryo Tanesue, Takahiro Okawa, Fujio Higuchi, Naoto Shiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/932167