title: Blunt handlebar injury of the common femoral artery: a case report.
abstract: Bicycle handlebar-related blunt trauma to the femoral vessels with resulting arterial injury has been described previously. However, significant injury to the ileofemoral tree with underlying arterial occlusive disease in the face of handlebar-related trauma has not been reported. We present the case of an all-terrain vehicle accident with isolated injury to the common femoral artery in a patient with underlying atherosclerotic disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersy/Robort Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, NJ 08103, USA.
authors.forename: Josef G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hadeed
authors.forename: Gregory K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Albaugh
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Steven E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Ralph P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Ierardi
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015541:Off-Road Motor Vehicles; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology*