Nogler M, Fischer M, Freund M, Mayr E, Bach C, Wimmer C
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
J Arthroplasty. 2002 Jun;17(4):505-6. doi: 10.1054/arth.2002.32133.
An 80-year-old woman received a cemented total hip arthroplasty. The surgery was performed without intraoperative complications. Postoperative radiographs and a computed tomography scan revealed a nutrient vein perforating the femur, which was retrogradely filled with cement. An abdominal and thoracic computed tomography scan showed no further dissemination of cement.