[Superficial femoral vein thrombosis due to large psoas bursitis secondary to particle disease in total hip arthroplasty]. / Trombosis de vena femoral superficial por bursitis del psoas posterior a artroplastía total de cadera.

Male, 76 year-old patient with a history of total hip arthroplasty who presents with a mass in the iliac fossa with swelling of the thigh and hip pain upon flexion and extension. Complementary ultrasound and computed tomography scan studies show a giant lobulated cystic mass in the left iliac fossa, 7 cm in diameter, near the prosthesis. Cyst formation caused by polyethylene disease after total hip arthroplasty is infrequent. We present a case of large psoas bursitis secondary to the release of polyethylene particles which caused superficial femoral vein compression and thrombosis.

[Thrombosis of the superficial femoral vein due to psoas bursitis secondary to particle disease in total hip arthroplasty]. / Trombosis de la vena femoral superficial por bursitis del psoas secundaria a enfermedad de las partículas en artroplastía total de cadera.

The case of a male 76 year-old patient with a history of total hip replacement surgery is presented herein. The patient had tumors in the iliac fossa with swelling of the thigh and pain upon hip flexion and extension. The complementary ultrasound and computed tomography show a large lobed cystic tumor in the left iliac fossa, 7 cm in diameter, close to the prosthesis. The diagnosis was psoas bursitis secondary to the release of polyethylene particles that caused compression and thrombosis of the superficial femoral vein. Cyst formation caused by polyethylene disease after total hip arthroplasty is infrequent.