Iatrogenic injury of profunda femoris artery branches after intertrochanteric hip screw fixation for intertrochanteric femoral fracture: a case report and literature review.

作者信息

Patelis Nikolaos, Koutsoumpelis Andreas, Papoutsis Konstantinos, Kouvelos George, Vergadis Chrysovalantis, Mourikis Anastasios, Georgopoulos Sotiris E

机构信息

Department of Surgery, Subdivision of Vascular Surgery, Laiko University Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.

Department of Radiology, Laiko University Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.

出版信息

Case Rep Vasc Med. 2014;2014:694235. doi: 10.1155/2014/694235. Epub 2014 Feb 5.

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.