Are Oxinium Knee Implants Advisable When Allergic To Nickel?

Posted on Sat, 19 Nov 2016

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Question : what is percentage of knee implants with Stryker or Zimmer Next Gen implants get reactions to prosthesis?
What about Oxinium implants? Cobalt implants/

Answered by Dr. Dholariya Sagar Jayantilal (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Oxinium implants

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear
Welcome to HCM and thanks for the query
I understand your concern

You have allergy to nickel
Styker and zimmer implant contain nickel.
Nickel is the main cause of negative reactions in patients with metal allergies.
It cause more chance of the revision surgery in future because of allergy.

I would suggest to go for oxinium implant.
OXINIUM contain zirconium. It is not contain Nickel.
It is considerably harder, durable, biocompatible.
It is the best choice in joint replacement materials for patients who exhibit metal allergies.

Hope I have answered your query
If you have further query then I will be happy to help you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar

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