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...

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Main Authors: Craig, R, Vlychou, M, McCarthy, C, Gibbons, C, Athanasou, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017