Pseudo-aneurysm of the profunda femoris artery as a late complication of hip fracture in a patient with myelodysplasia.
We report a pseudo-aneurysm of the profunda femoris artery that resulted in intermittent bleeding and pain 6 weeks following dynamic hip screw fixation of an intertrochanteric hip fracture. Early diagnosis by angiogram could have minimised significant patient morbidity in this case.
Cowley
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Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK. annacowley@doctors.org.uk
Williams
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Butler
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Edwards
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Parsons
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D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications*