[Rare case of popliteal artery injury caused by distal femoral exostosis. Case report]

Magy Seb. 2001 Apr;54(2):115-7.
[Article in Hungarian]

Abstract

Complications of multiple exostoses occur rarely and articles about it can be found occasionally. We found reasonable to report our case because of its rarity. A female patient of 17 was under treatment in the Orthopaedic Clinic with multiple exostoses. Before her admission to the Clinic, a suddenly, painful swelling in the distal-third of the left femur occurred, and then a well detailed examination has done (bone radiograph, angiogramm, MR). The examinations arised the presence of pseudoaneurysm as a background of the swelling of the soft tissue, as well as the possibility of juvenile bone tumor at the same time. During the operation we detected a sharp exostosis on the distal medial condyle of the femur, which occurred a lesion on the popliteal artery. It was the base of forming the pseudoaneurysm. As a conclusion we would like to underline that during the attend of such cases, the presence of vascular surgical team is necessary.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Exostoses / complications*
  • Exostoses / diagnosis*
  • Exostoses / diagnostic imaging
  • Exostoses / surgery
  • Female
  • Femur / diagnostic imaging
  • Femur / pathology*
  • Femur / surgery
  • Humans
  • Popliteal Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Popliteal Artery / injuries*
  • Radiography
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures