title: Late-Onset Screw Migration into Iliac Vessels 21 years after Hip Arthrodesis.
abstract: Iatrogenic injuries to the vascular system are a rare but serious complication of hip surgery. We report a case of an 83-year-old man who presented with intrapelvic migration of a screw into the space between the external iliac artery and vein 21 years after hip arthrodesis. The patient was treated with laparotomy, and the damaged artery was excised and sutured. This is the first case of a late vascular complication secondary to screw migration after hip arthrodesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Taishi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takakagawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yukizawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ike
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
keywords: hip arthrodesis; iliac artery injuries; nonunion; screw migration; tuberculosis