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Pseudo-aneurysm of the Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery

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Abstract

We describe an unusual case of pseudo-aneurysm of the lateral circumflex femoral artery following fixation of an undisplaced intracapsular neck of femur fracture. We highlight the need for a high index of suspicion and the value of angiography as the investigation of choice.

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  1. Department of Orthopedics, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

    Gopikrishna K. Kakarala

  2. Department of Orthopedics, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK

    Lee Van Rensburg

  3. Department of Orthopedics, Peterborough District Hospital, Peterborough, UK

    Martyn Parker

  4. Department of Orthopedics, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

    Gopikrishna K. Kakarala

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Kakarala, G.K., Van Rensburg, L. & Parker, M. Pseudo-aneurysm of the Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery. Eur J Trauma 32, 480–481 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-006-5017-5

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