Impact of Preoperative Metal Patch Testing on Surgery Using Metal Implants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients scheduled for metal implant surgery in some facilities in Japan undergo preoperative metal patch testing (MPT). However, few studies have reported the impact of MPT results on scheduled surgery; therefore, the value of preoperative MPT remains unknown.

Material and methods

In analysis 1,the preoperative MPT results requested by orthopedic surgeons from 4 institutions from 2014 to 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. In analysis 2, the medical records of all patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, or total shoulder arthroplasty/reverse shoulder arthroplasty between 2014 and 2018 were collected. The number of patients who underwent MPT and their surgical results were analyzed.

Results

In analysis 1, MPT was performed on

SUBMITTER: Sato E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8938599 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature