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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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Es wird über einen 62jährigen Mann mit Hüfttbtalendoprothese berichtet, bei dem es zu einer rezidivierenden sterilen Fistelung und Prothesenlockerung bei Kontaktallergie gegenüber Benzoylperoxid kam, einem Bestandteil des Knochenzements.
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Dedicated Professor Dr. A. N. Witt on his 65th birthday
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Jäger, M., Balda, B.R. Loosening of a total hip prosthesis at contact allergy due to benzoyl peroxide. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 94, 175–178 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00618442
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