Pseudoaneurysm of the profunda femoris artery due to intertrochanteric fracture of the hip

P G Murphy; J G Geoghegan; O Austin; R More-O'Ferrall; W R Quinlan; T V Keaveny

doi:10.1007/s004020050372

Pseudoaneurysm of the profunda femoris artery due to intertrochanteric fracture of the hip

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 1999;119(1-2):117-8. doi: 10.1007/s004020050372.

Authors

P G Murphy¹, J G Geoghegan, O Austin, R More-O'Ferrall, W R Quinlan, T V Keaveny

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

PMID: 10076963
DOI: 10.1007/s004020050372

Abstract

Arterial injury caused by hip fracture is a rare event. We report a case of pseudoaneurysm of the profunda femoris artery that presented 4 weeks after correction of an intertrochanteric hip fracture with a dynamic hip screw. The diagnosis was confirmed by Duplex ultrasound scanning, and it was treated by ligation of the profunda femoris artery at the level of the pseudoaneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, False / etiology*
Aneurysm, False / surgery
Angiography
Bone Screws
Female
Femoral Artery*
Follow-Up Studies
Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods
Fracture Healing / physiology
Hip Fractures / complications*
Hip Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Ultrasonography
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods