Delayed deep wound sepsis five years after hip-nailing: A case report.
A 66-year-old man developed infection in the lower margins of Hunter's canal five years after operation for an intracapsular hip fracture. The infection readily responded to removal of the foreign body, debridement of the abscess, and treatment with appropriate antibiotics. The sinogram was valuable in delineating the path and source of the infectious process.
D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors