Kamboj Kulbhushan, Meena Sanjay, Jain Mantu
Department of Orthopedics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Department of Orthopedics, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, 751019, India.
J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020 Jan-Feb;11(1):105-107. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2019.07.017. Epub 2019 Jul 31.
Vascular complications following hip-arthroplasty (HA) are rare. Delayed vascular complications are exceptional with handful of reports. We report a case of femoral artery thrombosis following hemi arthroplasty with delayed presentation after a bone fragment left in situ penetrated and injured the vessel. This report is a revelation for surgeons who need to be extremely careful while operating as well as be vigilant with patients in their follow up and should assess for vascular status at each visit.