News and commentary
2019
September
Volume : 7
Issue : 3
Medical Quiz: 50-years-old woman with pain right hip
Ashwin Kumar AH and Sreeram PRS
Pdf Page Numbers :- 98
Ashwin Kumar AH 1, * and Sreeram PRS1
1Department of Orthopaedics, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Minister Road, Secunderabad-500003, Telangana, India
*Corresponding author: Dr. A. H. Ashwin Kumar, M.S (Ortho), DNB (Ortho), MRCSEd., Department of Orthopaedics, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Minister Road, Secunderabad-500003, Telangana, India. Tel.: 040-27848849/ +917680993355; Email: ashwin_ortho@yahoo.com
Citation: Ashwinkumar AH, Sreeram PRS. Medical quiz: 50-years-old woman with pain right hip. J Med Sci Res. 2019; 7(3):98.
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What is the diagnosis?
Answer for the Medical Quiz: Metal on metal THR 10 years post-op with metallosis ALVAL reaction. The presence of a pseudotumor contributes to clinically relevant pain/discomfort, periprosthetic soft tissue damage, and functional limitations. This entity is known as an aseptic lymphocyte-dominated vasculitis-associated lesion (ALVAL) or adverse reaction to metal debris.
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