title: Intravenous methylmethacrylate after total hip replacement.
abstract: In eight patients, radiographs made after total hip replacement revealed methylmethacrylate in the soft tissues of the thigh. In one of them the configuration of the density was that of a vein. In the other seven patients similar but less extensive soft-tissue densities were seen postoperatively. One patient had postoperative hypotension which was thought to be due to a myocardial infarction. In another patient, with a prior history of congestive heart failure, congestive heart failure developed again after total hip replacement. The relationship of these complications to the radiographic observations was not clear.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014680:Veins
chemical_list: D008768:Methylmethacrylates