title: Transvaginal emergence of a broken cup marker ring 21 years after total hip arthroplasty.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Department, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Doerte
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krocker
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perka
mesh_terms: 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