Stress fracture of the pubic ramus stimulating a loose total hip replacement.
Severe pain in the groin following total hip replacement may occur suddenly without any trauma. Roentgenograms can be misleading when a radiolucent line is noted about the acetabular component which suggests loosening but in fact may be a stress fracture of the pubis.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006615:Hip / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011630:Pubic Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D013314:Stress, Mechanical