Intracardiac Foreign Body Formation from Bone Cement Material Following Total Hip Replacement: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2005.53.3.175
- Author:
Jin Hee MOON
1
;
In Jae LEE
;
Hyun Beom KIM
;
Eun Young KO
;
Sung Hye KOH
;
Keon Ha KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Korea. ijlee2003@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chest, CT;
Heart, echocardiography;
Heart, foreign bodies
- MeSH:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid;
Arthroplasty;
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip*;
Echocardiography, Transesophageal;
Female;
Fluoroscopy;
Foreign Bodies*;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2005;53(3):175-178
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A linear intracardiac foreign body was identified following a total hip replacement (THR) on chest CT and transesophageal echocardiography in a 60-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis. Leakage and migration of bone cement during arthroplasty is a possible explanation for this rare complication. Therefore, adequate preparation and handling of cement using biplane fluoroscopy are recommended during arthroplasty.
