title: [False aneurysm of the profunda femoris artery after fracture of the upper end of the femur. Apropos of a case].
abstract: A case of false aneurysm arising at the origin of a branch of the profunda femoris artery following an intertrochanteric fracture of the femur is reported. The complication was due to the fracture itself by impalement by a bony fragment of the lesser trochanter. A review of the literature revealed 14 similar cases and confirmed the rarity of this complication.
authors.affiliation: Service de Traumatologie, C.H.U., Amiens.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Obry
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mertl
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Woestelandt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vives
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Faux anévrysme de l'artère fémorale profonde après fracture de l'extrémité supérieure du fémur. A propos d'un cas.