False aneurysm of the superficial femoral artery associated with fracture of the femur

Cohen, Benjamin; Paton, David F.; Ker, N B

doi:10.1016/0020-1383(89)90156-3

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“… 5 There are few case reports describing femoral artery aneurysms associated with femoral shaft fractures. 5 6 Blunt arterial injury is rare and reported in 0.3% of long bone fractures. 3 7 8 Blunt vascular injury prognosis is worse than penetrating injury and has a higher risk of amputation because the blunt injury is associated with injury to surrounding structures which include bone, soft tissue, and nerve complicating the management.…”

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Femoral Artery Injuries in Closed Femur Shaft Fractures: Case Report

et al. 2022

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Case 1 and 2 Two young male patients, sustained injury to the superficial femoral artery (SFA) following a closed femur shaft fracture. The arterial injuries were confirmed by computed tomography angiography and both underwent fracture fixation and on SFA exploration; a thrombosed arterial segment was noted at the fracture site, addressed with arteriotomy and thrombectomy to restore the vascularity. At 1-year follow-up, both patients had good union at the fracture site and a well-perfused limb. Conclusion Thorough clinical examination and appropriate diagnostic studies can diagnose these rare vascular injuries in closed fractures and with early vascular repair potentially limb-threatening complications can be prevented.

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Femoral Artery Injuries in Closed Femur Shaft Fractures: Case Report

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“…Pseudoaneurysms of the superficial femoral artery have been described as a rare complication of femoral fractures 123. They can be directly linked to the trauma at the origin of the fracture45 and have a serious impact on the patient's quality of life. They can also appear after osteosynthesis surgery6 or during removal of the osteosynthesis materials.…”

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Femur Lengthening in a Patient with a Pseudoaneurysm of the Superficial Femoral Artery Treated with Covered Stent

Dejean

Desvergnes²,

Bouget

et al. 2019

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This case report presents a 29-year-old male patient who presented an articular distal femoral fracture sustained in a road traffic accident in Benin. After the different surgical procedures, the patient presents a knee stiffness and a shortening of the left leg of 7 cm. An ablation of osteosynthesis material and a Judet procedure was done. After this surgical intervention, the patient developed pain, pulsatile swelling of the left knee. A false aneurysm of the superficial femoral artery was evidenced, and a percutaneous endovascular procedure was performed. As a result of the important leg-length discrepancy, a femoral lengthening of 6 cm was performed using intramedullary skeletal kinetic distractor nail. We show that a 6 cm femur lengthening in a patient with a femur stent is possible using intramedullary nails provided that orthopedic and vascular surgeons monitor the patient in strict clinical and paraclinical followup conditions.

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