Migration of intrapelvic cement after total hip arthroplasty.
Intrapelvic extrusion of cement during total hip arthroplasty is a frequent occurrence. We report a case in which the intrapelvic cement mass broke free 3 years after the primary procedure and migrated proximally to lie against the posterior abdominal wall, resulting in intractable groin pain. The patient was relieved of pain after removal of the cement mass.
Thompson
Neville W
NW
Orthopaedic Outcomes Unit, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Colleary
Gary
G
Wilson
Darrin S
DS
Crone
Malcolm D
MD
Beverland
David E
DE
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D001843:Bone Cements; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
D001843:Bone Cements