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Delayed Profunda Femoris Artery Bleeding After Intramedullary Nailing of an Unstable Intertrochanteric Fracture: A Case Report.
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JBJS case connector [JBJS Case Connect] 2017 Jul-Sep; Vol. 7 (3), pp. e60. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Case: A 75-year-old man underwent intramedullary nailing for an unstable intertrochanteric fracture of the left hip. After surgery and postoperative recovery, he was transferred to a rehabilitation ward. He was able to mobilize at 2 days postoperatively; at 2 weeks postoperatively, he developed the sudden onset of tachycardia, hypotension, and a large hematoma on the left thigh. Following immediate resuscitation, a computed tomography (CT) angiogram demonstrated a bleed from a branch of the profunda femoris artery. The 3-dimensional CT reconstruction implicated the displaced lesser trochanter osseous fragment as the cause of the hemorrhage.<br />Conclusion: Surgeons should be aware of this rare complication and the possible etiology of fracture displacement as the cause of a delayed-onset bleed after intramedullary nailing, and they should also be cognizant of the subsequent optimal management.
- Subjects :
- Aged
Bone Nails standards
Computed Tomography Angiography methods
Embolization, Therapeutic methods
Femoral Artery diagnostic imaging
Femoral Artery surgery
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary methods
Hematoma complications
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications
Thigh blood supply
Thigh pathology
Treatment Outcome
Femoral Artery injuries
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary adverse effects
Hemorrhage etiology
Hip Fractures complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2160-3251
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- JBJS case connector
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29252889
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.CC.16.00217