Arterial Injury to the Profunda Femoris Artery following Internal Fixation of a Neck of Femur Fracture with a Compression Hip Screw

We report the case of an 82-year-old woman who developed extensive proximal thigh swelling and persistent anaemia following internal fixation of an extracapsular neck of femur fracture with a dynamic hip screw (DHS). This was revealed to be a pseudoaneurysm of a branch of profunda femoris artery on...

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Autores principales: Craxford, Simon, Gale, Michael, Lammin, Kimberly
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3877589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455367
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/181293

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3877589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455367
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/181293

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