In a study that looked at the data on more than 18,000 patients, researchers found that patients who have a self-reported nickel allergy can be advised that, on average, their clinical outcome scores will improve similarly to patients who do not have a self-reported nickel allergy, and revision rates will be similar.
Source: Siljander BR, Chandi SK, Cororaton AD, et al. A comparison of clinical outcomes after total knee arthroplasty in patients who have and do not have self-reported nickel allergy: matched and unmatched cohort comparisons. J Arthroplasty. 2024;39(10):2490-2495. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.05.029.
