Orthopedic screw penetration into the bladder following femoral neck internal fixation: a case report
Abstract
Although the presence of intravesical foreign body is not a rare finding, orthopedic screw penetration into the urinary bladder as a complication of the internal fixation of femoral neck fractures is extremely rare. We describe an 83-year-old man experiencing spontaneous penetration of a cannulated screw into the urinary bladder neck, 16 years after the internal fixation surgery for his femoral neck fracture.
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Issue | Vol 1 No 2 (2016): Spring | |
Section | Case Report(s) | |
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Intravesical foreign body Orthopedic screws Internal fixation |
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