Nickel dermatitis hazards from prostheses.
- 1 March 1975
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 92 (3), 287-290
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1975.tb03078.x
Abstract
This report reviews data relating to the nickel hazard from implanted prostheses. It is shown that nickel is released from stainless steel prostheses by the action of sweat, blood and physiological saline solution. In laboratory animals, solubilized nickel isn the tissue near the implant.Keywords
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