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Rare Autoimmune Disease Caused By Not-So Rare Virus, Tiffany Marchewka, Acho Bernard, Molly Kempa, Kathryn Heal, Joseph M. Fullmer
Rare Autoimmune Disease Caused By Not-So Rare Virus, Tiffany Marchewka, Acho Bernard, Molly Kempa, Kathryn Heal, Joseph M. Fullmer
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Metallic Implant-Related Osteosarcoma, Frawa Mohsin, Mustafa Bin Ali Zubairi, Kulsoom Fatima, Muhammad Asad Diwan
Metallic Implant-Related Osteosarcoma, Frawa Mohsin, Mustafa Bin Ali Zubairi, Kulsoom Fatima, Muhammad Asad Diwan
Department of Radiology
Orthopedic metallic prostheses are commonly used in the current practice of orthopedic surgery. Although, biomaterials used in these implants are generally considered to be biologically inert, there have been consequences of foreign body reactions and potential carcinogenesis. Majority of implant-related malignancies are high grade, and develop in bone or soft tissue around the implant site. No clear association has been identified between the biomaterial implanted and the type of sarcoma. We report the case of a 36-year-old male who underwent intramedullary nailing of femur for mid-shaft fracture secondary to trauma and presented with osteogenic sarcoma of femur 14 months later.