I have a patient with an acetabular fx about 6 months ago s/p ORIF, with some post traumatic arthritis whom I will see in a few days. Surgeron sent to us saying they have post traumatic oa with residual pain and may eventually need a hip replacment but could also consider a hip intraarticular injection for pain.
I dont have the xrays to actually view (just impression saying harware in tact with OA) but this is typically something I dont see everyday. Wouldn't there be a higher risk of infection with an acetabular fx with ORIF since hardware there, and does this seem like a low yield thing to do? Anybody have any experience with this? My main concerns I guess would be doing an injection with the hardware in place. Thank you in advance
I dont have the xrays to actually view (just impression saying harware in tact with OA) but this is typically something I dont see everyday. Wouldn't there be a higher risk of infection with an acetabular fx with ORIF since hardware there, and does this seem like a low yield thing to do? Anybody have any experience with this? My main concerns I guess would be doing an injection with the hardware in place. Thank you in advance