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Late-Onset Hematoma Due to Bleeding of a Small Branch of the Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery Following Proximal Femur Intramedullary Nailing

Intramedullary nailing of proximal femur fracture is not deprived of complications, although vascular complications are very rare and a high index of suspicion is required for timely diagnosis. This case report describes how a late-onset hematoma formation and bleeding of a small branch of the later...

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Autores principales: Papaioannou, Ioannis, Pantazidou, Georgia, Repantis, Thomas, Mousafeiris, Vasileios K, Kalyva, Nektaria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9038585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35495014
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23513