Metastatic adenocarcinoma after intramedullary fixation of a tibial fracture: A report of two cases.
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We present two cases of metastatic lung cancer which occurred at the site of a previously united tibial fracture. Both patients were treated with a locked intramedullary nail. The patients presented with metastases at the site of their initial fracture approximately 16 and 13 months after injury respectively. We discuss this unusual presentation and review the relevant literature. We are unaware of any previous reports of a metastatic tumour occurring at the site of an orthopaedic implant used to stabilise a non-pathological fracture. These cases demonstrate the similar clinical presentation of infection and malignancy: a diagnosis which should always be considered in such patients.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume
دوره 92 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010