Abstract

GOMES, Pedro Teixeira; FERREIRA, Joana; SOUSA, Pedro  and  DIAS, António Marques. Pseudoaneurysm of profunda femoris artery following fixation of intertrochanteric fracture with dynamic hip screw. Angiol Cir Vasc [online]. 2016, vol.12, n.1, pp.35-38. ISSN 1646-706X.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancv.2015.12.003.

Dynamic hip screw fixation is a routinely performed procedure for internal fixation of intertrochanteric fractures. Arterial injury following surgical fixation is a rare but serious event. We report the case of a 79-year-old man who developed a pseudoaneurysm of a branch of the profunda femoris artery after fixation of intertrochanteric fracture with a dynamic hip screw. The computed tomographic (CT) angiography revealed the diagnosis, and the pseudoaneurysm was embolized with coils. At six months of follow-up the patient is asymptomatic and the CT angiography performed showed the aneurysm exclusion.

Keywords : Hip fractures; Internal fixation; Pseudoaneurysms; Femoral artery.

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