Isolated, closed rupture of the common femoral artery resulting from blunt trauma.
We present a case of a 13-year-old child with an isolated, closed rupture of the common femoral artery and no associated bony injury sustained as a result of blunt trauma. Though few isolated cases of femoral artery injury secondary to blunt trauma have been reported in the literature, most of them were the result of a bony/penetrating injury. The probable mechanism of injury is discussed.
Department of Orthopaedics, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, 110095 Delhi, India. mchadha@hotmail.com
Manish
M
Chadha
Birender
B
Balain
Anil
A
Dhal
Sudhir
S
Kumar
Anil
A
Arora
D000293:Adolescent; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating