Author/Authors :
-, - Orthopedic Research Center, Ghaem Hospital, - Orthopedic Research Center, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Ahmad-Abad Street Mashhad, 91799-9199 Iran, ايران , -, - Orthopedic Research Center, Ghaem Hospital, - Orthopedic Research Center, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Ahmad-Abad Street Mashhad, 91799-9199 Iran, ايران , -, - Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mehr Hospital Ko - Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mehr Hospital Koohsangi Street, Mashhad, 91799-9199 Iran, ايران , -, - Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Georgia - Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA, ايران
Abstract :
Long-term complications of retained war fragments in the body are not completely known. Also, bullet migration and slow resorption of metals and distortion in some imaging modalities are frequent and well recognized complications but, now we are concerned about neoplastic changes near the retained war fragments. We reviewed the literature on complication of retained war fragments and report our 2 cases of malignant changes around old retained war fragments in the limbs.
Keywords :
Osteosarcoma , Retained bullet fragment , Sarcoma , War ,
