Migration of a Fractured Acetabular Socket Wire Into the Femoral Vein: Indication for Urgent Removal by Venous Thrombectomy: A Case Report

The migration of a foreign body into a great vein is a rare occurrence that requires urgent surgical intervention. In our patient one fragment of a circular acetabular socket wire marker had entered the femoral vein. Exact topographic location of the wire was achieved by computerized tomography. Urgent surgery revealed a floating wire within the venous lumen with associated thrombosis.