Atypical pseudotumour after metal-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty causing deep venous thrombosis.

Picardo, Natasha E; Al-Khateeb, Hesham; Pollock, Rob C · Hip Int · 2011

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe a patient who developed a mass extending into the pelvis, five years after a metal-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty (THA). The histological pattern of perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate and fibrinoid necrosis was more in keeping with a metal-on-metal bearing failure. The pseudotumour compressed the femoral vein causing a deep venous thrombosis.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy