Bursitis
Data from Cornell University provide new insights into bursitis
Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, May 13th, 2007
Research findings, "Extravascular compression of the femoral vein due to wear debris-induced iliopsoas bursitis a rare cause of leg swelling after total hip arthroplasty," are discussed in a new report. "We present a patient with unilateral, spontaneous, late leg swelling that developed 4 years after total hip arthroplasty. The etiology was the compression of the internal iliac vein by a voluminous iliopsoas bursitis caused by polyethylene debris," scientists in the United States report.
"The expansive lesion was detected by ultrasound, arthrography, and magnetic resonance imaging. An ultrasound-guided aspiration provided transient relief of the patient's symptoms. The...
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