Fatal vascular complication due to metallosis

Fatal vascular complication due to metallosis

Metallosis is a well-known complication at the site of total hip and knee arthroplasty. Vascular involvement of this complication is rare and generally results from vascular compression by a mass or pseudotumor. In the present report, we have described a case of lower limb acute arterial ischemia du...

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Main Authors: Miguel García-Gimeno, MD, PhD, Ignacio Puyuelo Jarne, MD, Salvador Tagarro-Villalba, MD, Borja Antón Capitán, MD, Consuelo Casco Aguilar, MD, Emma González-González, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Subjects:
Adverse local tissue reaction
ALTR
Femoral artery
Metallosis
Pseudotumor
Vascular complications
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