Cause for caution with corticosteroids pre-arthroplasty
This patient's devastating complication after a total hip replacement highlights the potential danger of corticosteroid injections done in the lead-up to joint arthroplasty
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A sixty-five-year-old man, with no medical comorbidities, has a painful right hip which is being investigated by his GP.
An MRI shows severe hip joint osteoarthritis with a large effusion and significant inflammatory changes.