title: False aneurysm 14 years after total hip arthroplasty.
abstract: Many reports of complications after total hip arthroplasty have been published concerning typical orthopaedic problems. Relatively little attention has been paid to serious vascular injuries, such as the development of a false aneurysm. To our knowledge, 10 cases have been described in the English literature. The mean time interval between surgery and initial manifestation of the aneurysm was 9 months in these cases. Our patient developed first symptoms of a false aneurysm 14 years after surgery. A minimally invasive technique was used to cut the aneurysm from perfusion. Removal of the total hip arthroplasty was performed through a retroperitoneal and lateral approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bach
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Steingruber
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wimmer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frischhut
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation