A case of massive osteolysis after knee prosthesis polyethylene failure

Catastrophic metallosis after tumoral knee prosthesis failure: A case report

INTRODUCTION Metallosis is a condition characterized by an infiltration of periprosthetic soft tissues and bone by metallic debris resulting from wear or failure of joint arthroplasties. PRESENTATION OF CASE Authors describe a case of a 45-year-old man treated for an osteosarcoma of the distal femur with a modular prosthesis when he was 18 years old, he developed massive metallosis with skin ...

Massive osteolysis ( Gorham,s disease) and report a case

Gotham's disease or vanishing bone is a rare disease with unknown etiology. Frequently, children and young adults are affected. It is characterized by proliferation of vascular or lymphatic tissue which results in destruction and resorption of bone. In this disease, the destructed bone is replaced either by hemangiomatous or lymphangiomatous tissue ( s) and in a later stage, fibrosis occurs. It...

Massive osteolysis.

A Case of an Idiopathic Massive Osteolysis with Skip Lesions

A patient with a 2-year history of pain in the left arm, and decreased strengths unrelieved by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory therapy, was being referred for repeating radiography. The radiologic examinations have demonstrated a unique pattern of non-contiguous osteolysis in the left elbow, proximal and distal radius, ulna, wrist, carpal bones, proximal and distal metacarpals and phalanges. Mu...

Rotationplasty after failure of a knee prosthesis for a malignant tumour of the distal femur.

Failure of massive knee endoprostheses implanted for malignant tumours of the distal femur in children presents a difficult problem. We present the results of rotationplasty undertaken under these circumstances in four boys. They had been treated initially at a mean age of 9.5 years for a stage-IIB malignant tumour of the distal femur by resection and implantation of a massive knee endoprosthes...