title: Multifocal osteolysis following limb-sparing procedures: imaging findings and a review of the literature.
abstract: Limb-sparing procedures utilizing endoprostheses improve both the quality of life and functional level of patients treated for primary bone sarcomas. Herein, we present the imaging findings of an uncommon cause of prosthetic failure, i. e., foreign body reaction, manifested by progressive multifocal osteolysis along the prosthetic femoral shaft.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude's Children s Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38101, USA.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kaste
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Parham
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure