Iatrogenic injury of profunda femoris artery branches after intertrochanteric hip screw fixation for intertrochanteric femoral fracture: a case report and literature review.
A case of arterial rupture of the profunda femoris arterial branches, following dynamic hip screw (DHS) fixation for an intertrochanteric femoral fracture, is presented. Bleeding is controlled by coil embolization, but, later on, the patient underwent orthopedic material removal due to an infection of a large femoral hematoma.
Department of Surgery, Subdivision of Vascular Surgery, Laiko University Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos
0000-0003-2328-2162
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Patelis
Department of Surgery, Subdivision of Vascular Surgery, Laiko University Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Andreas
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Koutsoumpelis
Department of Surgery, Subdivision of Vascular Surgery, Laiko University Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos
0000-0002-7121-5995
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Papoutsis
Department of Surgery, Subdivision of Vascular Surgery, Laiko University Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.
George
0000-0002-5443-2066
G
Kouvelos
Department of Radiology, Laiko University Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Chrysovalantis
C
Vergadis
Department of Orthopedics, Laiko University Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Anastasios
A
Mourikis
Department of Surgery, Subdivision of Vascular Surgery, Laiko University Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Sotiris E
SE
Georgopoulos