Research Article

Patients with Intolerance Reactions to Total Knee Replacement: Combined Assessment of Allergy Diagnostics, Periprosthetic Histology, and Peri-implant Cytokine Expression Pattern

Table 1

Patients characteristics.

SexAge (years)Tissue fromImplant survival (month)

Group I
(revision surgery, patch test+, LTT+)
7 m 4 fø59.0
(37–75)
Kneeø25.7
(6–30)
Group II
(revision surgery, patch test−, LTT+)
7 m 2 fø64.2
(53–71)
Kneeø28.0
(12–60)
Group III
(revision surgery, patch test−, LTT−)
2 m 3 fØ69.8
(59–75
KneeØ23.4
(7–42)
OA-control Group
(gonarthrosis before arthroplasty)
1 m 11 f69.2
(52–89)
Knee
PT-control Group
 (patch test+ biopsies)
 (patch test− biopsies)

1 m 5 f
1 m 1 w

64.25
(53–75)

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