Retroperitoneal migration of a septically loose femoral component

Serhan Yagdi; Cemal Kazimoglu; Berna Dirim; Tugrul Bulut; Muhittin Sener

doi:10.1016/j.arth.2010.04.035

Retroperitoneal migration of a septically loose femoral component

J Arthroplasty. 2011 Sep;26(6):977.e17-20. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.04.035. Epub 2011 Jan 26.

Authors

Serhan Yagdi¹, Cemal Kazimoglu, Berna Dirim, Tugrul Bulut, Muhittin Sener

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.

PMID: 21266306
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.04.035

Abstract

Migration of total hip arthroplasty components is generally associated with a medial acetabular wall defect and may cause various intrapelvic complications. This is often a result of the destructive bone loss that takes place with infection. To our knowledge, this is the first report that presents complete intrapelvic migration of a femoral stem of total hip arthroplasty due to septic loosening with an intact medial acetabular wall.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / instrumentation
Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
Escherichia coli Infections / complications*
Escherichia coli Infections / drug therapy
Female
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnosis*
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
Hip Dislocation, Congenital / surgery
Hip Joint / diagnostic imaging
Hip Joint / surgery
Hip Prosthesis / microbiology*
Humans
Prosthesis Failure / etiology*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / complications*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy
Radiography
Retroperitoneal Space

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents