A patient presents to the emergency room 4 months after having a hip replacement with pain and swelling around the pelvis. The patient complains of pus leaking from the incisions near the implant The patient is rushed to the operating room and her implant is removed. Following this removal, tests were done to determine the failure of this implant. Analyze the following images and determine a possible failure mode. Patient's skin surrounding hip implant area Left Day of surgery, Right 4 months later when presented with pain, note the changes in the hip opening and femoral bone density

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A patient presents to the emergency room 4 months after having a hip replacement with pain and
swelling around the pelvis. The patient complains of pus leaking from the incisions near the implant.
The patient is rushed to the operating room and her implant is removed. Following this removal, tests
were done to determine the failure of this implant. Analyze the following images and determine a
possible failure mode.
Patient's skin surrounding hip implant area.
opening and femoral bone later when presented with pain, note the changes in the hip
X
Transcribed Image Text:A patient presents to the emergency room 4 months after having a hip replacement with pain and swelling around the pelvis. The patient complains of pus leaking from the incisions near the implant. The patient is rushed to the operating room and her implant is removed. Following this removal, tests were done to determine the failure of this implant. Analyze the following images and determine a possible failure mode. Patient's skin surrounding hip implant area. opening and femoral bone later when presented with pain, note the changes in the hip X
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