title: Pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery in a child: an unusual complication of reconstruction of traumatic tibial fracture using Kirschner wire.
abstract: Kirschner pins are being increasingly used by orthopedic surgeons in the treatment of skeletal fractures after severe bodily injuries. As a result, there have been reports in the literature about the various complications caused by the Kirschner pin, such as wound laceration or hematoma. However, to our knowledge, pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery due to Kirschner pin in the late postoperative period has not been reported previously in the English literature. Herein, we present a child with pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery after reconstruction of a tibia fracture using Kirschner pin insertion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Omer Faruk
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güvener
authors.forename: Tanzer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Serter
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001864:Bone Wires / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome