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Isolated, closed rupture of the common femoral artery resulting from blunt trauma

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We present a case of a 13-year-old child with an isolated, closed rupture of the common femoral artery and no associated bony injury sustained as a result of blunt trauma. Though few isolated cases of femoral artery injury secondary to blunt trauma have been reported in the literature, most of them were the result of a bony/penetrating injury. The probable mechanism of injury is discussed.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, University College of Medical Sciences and associated Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, 110095, Delhi, India, , , , ,

    Manish Chadha, Sudhir Kumar & Anil Arora

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Hospital, 110002, Delhi, India, , , , ,

    Birender Balain & Anil Dhal

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Chadha, M., Balain, B., Dhal, A. et al. Isolated, closed rupture of the common femoral artery resulting from blunt trauma. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 123, 245–246 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-003-0504-1

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