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Profunda femoris injury following lesser trochanter displacement: complications following intramedullary femoral nailing.
Osagie, Liza; Gallivan, Samantha; Pearse, Yemi.
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  • Osagie L; Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: liza.osagie@doctors.org.uk.
  • Gallivan S; Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
  • Pearse Y; Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Injury ; 46(2): 411-3, 2015 Feb.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25458057
Iatrogenic vascular complications following intramedullary nailing of hip fractures is a rare occurrence. We describe a case report of injury to the profunda femoris artery due to a displaced lesser trochanteric fragment following ambulation. We discuss the mechanism of arterial injury and associated signs in addition to possible preventative strategies.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Postoperative Complications / Bone Nails / Femoral Artery / Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Hip Fractures Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Injury Year: 2015 Document type: Article
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Postoperative Complications / Bone Nails / Femoral Artery / Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Hip Fractures Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Injury Year: 2015 Document type: Article