The development of a cancerous tumour at the site of total joint replacement is a rare but
virtually always fatal event. The previously unreported scenario of a patient who was found …

We present the case of a 65-year-old man who developed a malignant fibrous histiocytoma
at the lesser trochanter five months after a cementless hip replacement. We have reviewed …

Tumors developing in association with metallic implants are being reported with increasing
frequency in the orthopedic literature. The authors report the tenth case of malignant fibrous …

A case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma that developed at the site of an infected metallic
implant is presented. The total hip endoprosthesis was composed of a cobalt-chromium …

Discussion alignant fibrous histiocytoma arises preferentially in fifty to seventy-year-old
men2, 41, 42. Bader et al. 29, who reported a case in a fourteen-year-old girl, and Joss et al …

A patient developed a rapidly progressive and extensive periprosthetic osteolysis after a
cemented total hip arthroplasty for postradiation necrosis of pelvic bone and femoral head …

Discussion In our patient, the tumor showed the classic features of osteogenic sarcoma
radiographicalhy and histologically. The extensive necrosis of the tumor was related to the in …

Sarcoma developing in association with a metallic orthopaedic prosthesis or hardware is an
uncommon, but well recognized complication. We review 12 cases of sarcomas arising in …

ASSOCIATION WITH HIP REPLACEMENT ; it was Page 1 Fig. 1 BRIEF REPORTS 701 VOL.
71-B. No. 4. AUGUST 989 MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA IN ASSOCIATION WITH …

The discovery of biomaterials led to their use in the manufacture of implants for biomedical
applications. In vivo, no metal or alloy is completely inert. The potential toxicity of some of the …