title: Pseudo-aneurysm of the profunda femoris artery as a late complication of hip fracture in a patient with myelodysplasia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK. annacowley@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cowley
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parsons
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications*