Failure of polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty presenting as a pelvic mass.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.arth.2008.06.029.
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Abstract
Failure of total hip arthroplasty because of osteolysis caused by surface wear of acetabular polyethylene bearings has long been recognized. We report the case of a patient with an unusual presentation of a pelvic mass 20 years after he underwent total arthroplasty of his left hip.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Bone Cysts
- Ilium
- Polyethylene
- Prosthesis Failure
Anatomy
- hip
- pelvis