Cement burn of the skin during hip replacement.
We present the first reported case of a partial thickness burn to the skin from discarded bone cement during a routine total hip replacement (THR). The patient required plastic surgical attention for 5 months before the skin was healed. We summarise the reported incidents of cement burns to various other structures and the circumstances in which these injuries can potentially occur.
Burston
Ben
B
Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, UK. benburston@hotmail.com
Yates
Piers
P
Bannister
Gordon
G
D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000601:surgery*; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000009:adverse effects*
D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate