International Journal of Case Reports and Images (IJCRI) is an international, peer reviewed, monthly, open access, online journal, publishing high-quality, articles in all areas of basic medical sciences and clinical specialties.Aim of IJCRI is to encourage the publication of new information by providing a platform for reporting of unique, unusual and rare cases which enhance understanding of disease process, its diagnosis, management and clinico-pathologic correlations. We report on a patient who had an acute arterial thrombosis of an aortobifemoral bypass graft after revision total hip arthroplasty through an anterior approach. This occlusion occurred in the immediate post-operative period was recognized and treated effectively. Conclusion: After thorough research review, only two instances of aortobifemoral bypass graft occlusion were found after total hip arthroplasty. This is the first case report of an arterial thrombosis of an aortobifemoral bypass graft in a total hip via an anterior (modified Hardinge) approach to the hip. It is also the first case report of a revision procedure causing thrombosis in this graft type. This paper illustrates the importance of vigilance of vascular complication in post-surgical total joint patients.
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