Massive Femoral Osteolysis Secondary to Loosening of a Cemented Roughened Long Stem: A Case Report

Figure 1

Radiographs of the left femur and knee at initial presentation. Anteroposterior (a) and lateral (b) views of the left femur 18 years after revision surgery show severe loosening of the acetabular cup and femoral stem. Radiographs of the left knee show the distal end of the stem had perforated the medial femoral condyle, reaching subcutaneous tissue through the knee joint (c), (d).