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Compression of the sciatic nerve by methylmethacrylate cement after total hip replacement
1Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Southlands Hospital, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
Severe leg pain in a patient after total hip replacement was found to be caused by compression of the sciatic nerve by methylmethacrylate cement which had leaked from the acetabulum during fixation of the acetabular cup. The pain persisted for six years but was immediately relieved by removal of the cement mass.