Unusual Presentation of Cobalt Hypersensitivity in a Patient With a Metal-on-Metal Bearing in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Venkatachalapathy Perumal, MD, Martha Alkire, CNP, and Michael L. Swank, MD

Dr. Perumal is an orthopedic surgery fellow, Mrs. Alkire is an orthopedic nurse practitioner, and Dr. Swank is the Director of the Jewish Hospital Joint Replacement Program and President of Cincinnati Orthopaedic Research Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Venkatachalapathy Perumal, MD, Martha Alkire, CNP, and Michael L. Swank, MD

Dr. Perumal is an orthopedic surgery fellow, Mrs. Alkire is an orthopedic nurse practitioner, and Dr. Swank is the Director of the Jewish Hospital Joint Replacement Program and President of Cincinnati Orthopaedic Research Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Venkatachalapathy Perumal, MD, Martha Alkire, CNP, and Michael L. Swank, MD

Dr. Perumal is an orthopedic surgery fellow, Mrs. Alkire is an orthopedic nurse practitioner, and Dr. Swank is the Director of the Jewish Hospital Joint Replacement Program and President of Cincinnati Orthopaedic Research Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio.