title: Femoral artery thrombus complicating open reduction of congenital hip dislocation.
abstract: There are no reports in the literature of femoral artery thrombi occurring as a complication of open reduction of congenital hip displacement. In an 11-month-old female infant, a femoral artery thrombus most likely formed as a result of compression of the femoral artery with a muscle retractor hook used in performing Ludloff's procedure. Femoral artery thrombi should be considered as a possible complication of reduction of congenital hip dislocation with Ludloff's procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasunaga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery