Unrecognized Chondrosarcoma as a Cause of Total Hip Arthroplasty Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most successful procedures in orthopedic surgery. The most frequent THA indications are osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis, whereas symptomatic aseptic loosening is the most common indication to revision surgery. Chondrosarcoma (CS) is the most frequent bone sarcoma in adults, and proximal femur is the most prevalent location. Wide resection is the treatment of choice.We report 3 cases of unrecognized high-grade CS in the setting of primary or revision THA and reviewed the literature on this rare clinical presentation.

Methods

A systematic literature review on CS in the setting of THA, published between 1980 and 2020, was performed on PubMed, Embase, Medline, Ovid SP, and Web of Science, using the guidelines set in the

SUBMITTER: Mustaki L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7818612 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature