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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 49, 1978 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Methylmethacrylate Hypersensitivity in Orthopaedic Surgery

E. Monteny Department of Anaesthesiology, Brugmann University Hospital, Brussels University
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G. Delespesse Department of Immunology, Saint Pierre University Hospital
,
H. Screyen Department of Immunology, Saint Pierre University Hospital
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M. Spiette Department of Anaesthesiology, Saint Gilles Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
Pages 186-191 | Accepted 14 Oct 1977, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

The sensitivity to methylmethacrylate monomer in 25 patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery was studied. No relation could be found between the cardiovascular reactions observed during the cementation of the femoral prosthesis and the complement system, investigated by measuring the serum concentration of the haemolytic complement, components 3 and 4.

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