Metal wear-induced pseudotumour following an endoprosthetic knee replacement for Ewing sarcoma

Pseudotumours are well recognised as a complication of metal-on-metal hip arthroplasties and are thought to develop on the basis of an innate and adaptive immune response to cobalt-chrome (Co-Cr) wear particles. We report a case of a large pseudotumour that developed following a knee endoprosthetic...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Craig, Richard, Vlychou, Marianna, McCarthy, Catherine L., Gibbons, Christopher L. M. H., Athanasou, N. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5438826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28271180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00256-017-2610-0