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Psoas Abscess Masquerading As A Prosthetic Hip Infection: A Case Report, Muhammad Atif, Azeem Tariq Malik, Shahryar Noordin

Section of Orthopaedic Surgery

Introduction: Psoas abscess is an unusual condition and is defined as a collection of pus in the iliopsoas compartment. Due to the unique anatomy of psoas muscle it forms a conduit for spread of infection from upper part of body to hip joint in neglected cases.
Case Presentation: A 67year old lady presented with left groin pain for three weeks. She underwent an uncemented unipolar hemiarthoplasty eight years back. Currently, she developed fever and was unable to do any active left hip range of motion. Passive motion of the left hip was restricted to 30° flexion, no internal rotation, 5° …