Pelvic mass secondary to polyethylene and titanium alloy wear debris resulting in recurrent deep vein thrombosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
External venous compression can be a cause of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This is an unusual case of acetabular component failure and resultant polyethylene and titanium alloy wear debris that presented as a pelvic mass and resulted in iliac vein compression and subsequent DVT.
Medical subject headings
- Granuloma, Foreign-Body
- Pelvis
- Polyethylenes
- Prosthesis Failure
- Thrombophlebitis
- Titanium
Anatomy
- hip
- pelvis
- femur