Posterior tibial artery pseudoaneurysm following tibial fracture. A case report.
The presence of distal pulses is often times misleading and the severity of the fracture roentgenographically is frequently unrelated to the possibility of a vascular injury. Pseudoaneurysms following long bone injuries, although not as commonly seen in blunt as in penetrating trauma, are potentially limb threatening injuries requiring a high index of suspicion and the liberal use of angiography for early diagnosis and repair. A case of a pseudoaneurysm of the posterior tibial artery associated with a grade I open fracture following blunt trauma and a review of the literature concerning arterial injury in blunt trauma are presented.
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging