title: External iliac arteriovenous fistula following total hip arthroplasty. A case report.
abstract: An external iliac arteriovenous fistula developed 3 years after revision of the acetabular component of a total hip arthroplasty in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. The mechanism of this complication, which also produced disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, was chronic erosion of the iliac artery from a large bolus of bone cement and/or the protrusio shell that were used to reconstruct a severe acetabular protrusio. Care must be taken to avoid intrapelvic intrusion of hardware or cement during acetabular reconstruction to avoid immediate and late injury to the iliac vessels.
authors: Palo Alto Medical Clinic, California.
authors: S T
authors: ST
authors: Woolson
authors: W J
authors: WJ
authors: Maloney
authors: J B
authors: JB
authors: Tanner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007084:Iliac Vein; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation