Pediatric update #6. False aneurysm arising from a closed femur fracture in a child.
A 10-year-old boy presented to the emergency room with a closed left femur fracture after being hit by an automobile. Because of diminishing pulses in his extremity, an arteriogram was performed revealing a 2.5 x 2.0 cm pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a young child with this type of injury.
Esposito
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
Crawford
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D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000792:Angiography; D002648:Child; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male