Aseptic loosening of right hip implant

Case contributed by Stefan Lazic
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Ongoing hip pain.

Patient Data

Gender: Male
Frontal
Lateral
Show annotations
Download
Info

There is continuous lucency in 4 Gruen zones along the femoral stem of the prosthetic. 

Annotated image
Download
Info

The lucent surrounding cavity, indicating loosening, is outlined. 

Case Discussion

This patient went on to have revision surgery.

How to use cases

You can use Radiopaedia cases in a variety of ways to help you learn and teach.

Creating your own cases is easy.

:

Updating… Please wait.

 Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.

 Thank you for updating your details.