title: A technique for removing an intrapelvic acetabular cup.
abstract: We describe a simple, retroperitoneal approach for the removal of acetabular components that have migrated into the pelvis. The dense fibrous tissue layer which surrounds the implant protects the iliac vessels during removal of the cup by this method.
authors.affiliation: Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, England.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grigoris
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: McMinn
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Villar
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space