title: Retained Sponge: A Rare Complication in Acetabular Osteosinthesis.
abstract: Retained sponges after a surgical treatment of polytrauma may cause a broad spectrum of clinical symptoms and present a difficult diagnostic problem. We report a case of retained surgical sponge in a 35-year-old man transferred from another hospital, that sustained a open acetabular fracture. The fracture was reduced through a limited ilio-inguinal approach. After 4 days, he presented massive wound dehiscence of the surgical approach. An abdominal CT scan showed, lying adjacent to the outer aspect of the left iliac crest, a mass of 10 cm, identified as probable foreign body. The possibility of this rare complication should be in the differential diagnosis of any postoperative patient who presents with pain, infection, or palpable mass.
authors: Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Chana-Rodríguez
authors: Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Rubén Pérez
authors: RP
authors: Mañanes
authors: Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors: José
authors: J
authors: Rojo-Manaute
authors: Department of Radiology. General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Luz María
authors: LM
authors: Moran-Blanco
authors: Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Javier
authors: J
authors: Vaquero-Martín
keywords: Fracture; pelvic; retained; sponge; surgery; treatment