title: Cutaneous fistula communicating with the hip in a patient with a painful total hip prosthesis. Demonstration by radionuclide arthrography.
abstract: Radionuclide arthrography is becoming increasingly useful in the evaluation of femoral component loosening in patients with a painful total hip prosthesis. Additional potential advantages of radionuclide arthrography include detection of abnormal communications with the hip, such as bursae, abscess cavities, and fistulas. A case of cutaneous fistula communicating with the hip in a patient with loosening and infection of the femoral component of the total hip prosthesis that is clearly demonstrated by radionuclide arthrography is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York 11215.
authors.forename: C U
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Gudi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Giovanniello
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*