title: False aneurysms of the circumflex arteries of the femur as a complication of hip arthroplasty: description of one case.
abstract: The authors report one case of false aneurysms of the medial and lateral circumflex arteries of the femur in a patient submitted to cementless An.C.A. model hip arthroplasty. Clinical symptoms, characterized by fatigue, painful swelling in the proximal third of the thigh, in the anterolateral region, began three months after surgery. After an emergency arteriography was obtained, the presence of an aneurysm of the medial circumflex artery, and of the lateral circumflex artery one month later, was observed.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Ospedale Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spagna.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cigarran Rodriguez
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bueno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sudanese
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000792:Angiography; D005263:Femoral Artery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D013997:Time Factors