Transvaginal emergence of a broken cup marker ring 21 years after total hip arthroplasty.
Broken cups, wires, and cable systems have the potential to cause complications, and they can migrate into joints, abdominal and thoracic organs. We describe a case of migration and transvaginal emergence of a marker wire from a polyethylene cup.
Krocker
Doerte
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Orthopedic Department, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Perka
Carsten
C
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D014621:Vagina