Affiliation:
1. Department of Dermatology, Believers Church Medical College Hospital , Thiruvalla, Kerala , India
Abstract
SKINTED (surgery of the knee, injury to the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve, traumatic eczematous dermatitis) is a form of denervation dermatitis that occurs after total knee replacement. It is characterized by delayed onset, localization lateral to the surgical scar and associated hypoaesthesia. It is important to distinguish SKINTED from hypersensitivity to the implant that can also cause delayed eczematous reactions close to the implant site. SKINTED has a good prognosis with resolution in a few months, whereas hypersensitivity to the implant material has been associated with persistent eczema, systemic contact dermatitis and implant failure.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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