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I was recently told that my surgeon put in a stainless steel plate in my arm & not titanium. i have an allergy to nickel. will this cause me problems?
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Ni Allergy: Unless the allergy is severe, the Ni leaching out of a plate should be insignificant. Since there is rarely enough friction to aggravate any elution when placed on a long bone or a flat one your are probably safe. Swelling and redness around the area would prove me wrong.
Answered 2/28/2017
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