Pseudoaneurysm of the profunda femoris artery following a long anterograde intramedullary nail for an unstable intertrochanteric hip fracture: A case report and review of the literature
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Journal ArticlePublication Date
2011-05-01Keywords
Hip FracturesFracture Fixation, Intramedullary
Bone Nails
Femoral Artery
Aneurysm, False
Orthopedics
Rehabilitation and Therapy
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The incidence of hip fracture has been on the increase and projected to be higher than 6 million cases by the year 2050. Complications due to surgical fixation of hip fractures include, but are not limited to, infection, mal or nonunion, avascular necrosis, hardware failure, neurovascular injuries, and death. Vascular complications after surgical hip fracture fixation are very rare. We report a patient who developed Pseudoaneurysm of the profunda femoris artery following an anterograde trochanteric entry long intramedullary nail for an unstable hip fracture. This patient presented 2 weeks postoperatively with weakness, dizziness, and loss of strength. Her hematocrit on presentation was 19.7, and the arterial duplex showed a 6 × 7 cm pseudoaneurysm in the profunda femoris artery. Vascular coil embolization was performed, and the patient fully recovered. Discussion of this particular case and complication along with a full literature review on the topic of pseudoaneurysm after fracture fixation is presented.Source
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol (2011) 21(4):293–299 DOI 10.1007/s00590-010-0700-yDOI
10.1007/s00590-010-0700-yPermanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/42915ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s00590-010-0700-y