Failure of polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty presenting as a pelvic mass

J Arthroplasty. 2009 Oct;24(7):1144.e13-5. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.06.029. Epub 2008 Jul 31.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / adverse effects*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / instrumentation
  • Biopsy, Fine-Needle
  • Bone Cysts / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bone Cysts / etiology*
  • Foreign-Body Migration
  • Hip Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Hip Joint / surgery
  • Humans
  • Ilium / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polyethylene / adverse effects*
  • Prosthesis Failure*
  • Reoperation
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Polyethylene