Lymphadenopathy associated with total joint prostheses: A report of two cases and a review of the literature

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 588-593

  Benz, Eric B ^a   Sherburne, Bradford ^b   Hayek, Jihad E ^b   Falchuk, Kenneth H ^a   Sledge, Clement B ^a   Spector, Myron ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0029962973     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199604000-00014     Document Type: Article

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