A large lumbar hernia presenting as a flank mass after total hip arthroplasty.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Soft tissue swelling occasionally can be seen about the incision after a total hip arthroplasty. We report a case of a lateral wall hernia occurring immediately after a total hip arthroplasty that presented as a mass over the proximal aspect of the hip incision.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Hernia, Ventral
- Postoperative Complications
Anatomy
- hip