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01-01-2010 | Case Report

False aneurysm of perforating branch of the profunda femoris artery following intertrochanteric fracture, a rare vascular complication: clinical, radiological features and management: case report and review of the literature

Authors: Mazen Hamoui, Ahmed Larbi, Sébastien Bommart, Patrick Fauré, Arnaud Largey, Francois Canovas

Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | Issue 1/2010

Abstract

Rare cases of pseudoaneurysm of the profunda femoris artery following hip fractures have been described in the literature. Awareness of this complication and a high level of suspicion allow early diagnosis and treatment, and thereby reduce the morbidity of this condition. We present a case of a false aneurysm of a perforating branch of the profunda femoris artery following osteosynthesis of an intertrochanteric fracture, which was treated successfully by coil embolisation.

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Title: False aneurysm of perforating branch of the profunda femoris artery following intertrochanteric fracture, a rare vascular complication: clinical, radiological features and management: case report and review of the literature
Authors: Mazen Hamoui
Ahmed Larbi
Sébastien Bommart
Patrick Fauré
Arnaud Largey
Francois Canovas
Publication date: 01-01-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 1633-8065
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1068
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-009-0481-3

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