J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1992 Sep;74(5):740-4

Early sarcomatous degeneration near a cementless hip replacement. A case report and review.

Jacobs JJ, Rosenbaum DH, Hay RM, Gitelis S, Black J.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Centre, Chicago, Illinois 60612.

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 reports of similar cases and discuss them in terms of the possible mechanisms of sarcomatous degeneration and the latency of such changes.

PMID: 1326562 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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