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Published on: September 7, 2022
[Gluteal compartment syndrome after total hip replacement. A presentation of two cases]
1Servicio de Traumatología y Cirugía Ortopédica, Hospital Universitari Parc Taulí de Sabadell, Sabadell, Barcelona, España. jvillalba@tauli.cat
Abstract:
Many postoperative complications have been described after a total hip arthroplasty, with early and acute, as well as late, complications being reported. Two cases of compartment syndrome of the buttock are described following a hybrid total hip arthroplasty (cemented stem and press-fit and screwed acetabulum) performed on 2 patients of 60 and 68 years old, both diagnosed and treated 24-48 hours after the surgery. Both cases had a primary prosthesis with no previous significant pathological findings. This condition is still rare, and few cases have been described at the medical literature.