Open AccessScrew penetration of the iliopsoas muscle causing late-onset pain after total hip arthroplasty: A case report
Author(s) -
Hyung-Seok Park,
Sang-Hong Lee,
Hong-Man Cho,
Hyun-Bai Choi,
Suenghwan Jo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i32.10006
Subject(s) - medicine , iliopsoas , iliopsoas muscle , surgery , decompression , hip pain , total hip arthroplasty , etiology , arthroplasty , abscess , psychiatry
Postoperative pain following total hip arthroplasty (THA) may occur in a few patients but may pose a significant challenge to surgeons if the etiology is not identified. Herein, we report the case of a patient who developed late-onset pain following THA due to screw penetration of the iliopsoas tendon.