Metal allergy is an unusual complication of joint replacement that may cause aseptic loosening and necessitate joint revision surgery. We present the case of nickel allergy causing aseptic loosening following patellofemoral joint replacement (PFJR) in a 54-year-old male. Joint revision surgery to a nickel-free total knee replacement was performed with good results. Our literature review shows t...

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a usual problem in the elderly population, which treated with lifestyle modifications, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, physiotherapy, and intraarticular injections of corticosteroids/hyaluronic acid/autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) early stages, late surgical procedures, such as arthroscopic debridement, unicompartmental arthroplasty, patellofemoral total...