Acute life-threatening limb ischaemia from common femoral artery thrombosis following total hip arthroplasty surgery: A rare complication

Narayan, Shiva Kumar; Kumar, Abhimanyu; Shetty, Rajesh Mohan; Karanth, Sunil

doi:10.4103/0019-5049.198405

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“…However, such complications can be limb or life threatening, and therefore, it is important to recognise them as early as possible 3. The incidence of vascular complications following arthroplasty is reported to be between 0.2% and 0.3% which include bleeding, thrombosis and rarely pseudoaneurysm 4. To the best of our knowledge, bilateral lower limb ischaemia following acetabular surgery or arthroplasty has never been described previously in the literature.…”

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Bilateral lower limb ischaemia following acetabular reconstruction and arthroplasty

Tarazi¹,

Thomas

Chowdhry

et al. 2018

BMJ Case Reports

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The incidence of acetabular fractures has increased markedly in patients over 60 in the last quarter of a century, with open reduction and internal fixation being regarded to be the treatment of choice in most patients with displaced acetabular fractures. Lower limb ischaemia following acetabular fixation or arthroplasty is rare. However, such complications can be limb or life threatening, and therefore, it is important to recognise them as early as possible. We present the case of a 70-year-old man with no significant medical history who underwent acetabular fixation with simultaneous arthroplasty complicated with bilateral lower limb ischaemia. We highlight the importance of having a high degree of suspicion which allows early diagnosis and corrective measures to be implemented which can ultimately lead to excellent outcome.

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confidence: 92%