title: [Arteriovenous fistula after osteosynthesis of upper and lower leg fractures].
abstract: Two cases of an arteriovenous fistula following osteosynthetic treatment of a distal fracture of the thigh and a fracture of the lower leg are described. A large AV-fistula between the popliteal artery and the popliteal vein resulted in aneurysmal dilatation of the iliac and femoral vessels 10 years later. The AV-fistula of the second case was small and the result of a large aneurysmal spurium in the proximal calf muscles which was discovered 6 years after the initial injury. The treatment course of the large AV-fistula was protracted. The surgical therapy of the large aneurysmal spurium with the small AV-fistula was uncomplicated.
authors.affiliation: Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik, Fachbereich Angiologie, Wiesbaden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wollenweber
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hergeth
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Arteriovenöse Fisteln nach osteosynthetischer Versorgung von Oberschenkel-bzw. Unterschenkelfrakturen.