Sarcoma at the site of a single hip screw. A case report

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We report a case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the hip which occurred 30 years after the insertion of a single chrome-cobalt alloy screw for a slipped femoral epiphysis. The possible aetiological association between malignant tumours and metallic implants is discussed.

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Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes

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Published in: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume

Volume 69-B, Issue 3, pp. 470-472

DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.69b3.3034914

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