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Superficial Femoral Artery Injury Resulting From Cerclage Wiring During Revision THA

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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Abstract

Vascular injuries around the hip are uncommon with hip arthroplasty. However, given the close proximity of the external iliac and femoral vessels to the hip, iatrogenic injury may occur. We describe a case of superficial femoral artery injury occurring during revision THA using an extended trochanteric osteotomy, bulk allograft, and cerclage wires. We review the available literature on vascular injury in hip arthroplasty and illustrate the great care necessary when placing cerclage wires and the importance of prompt recognition of these potentially devastating complications.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Missouri Hip and Knee Center, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA

    Thomas Aleto MD

  2. The Center for Hip and Knee Surgery, Joint Replacement Surgeons of Indiana Research Foundation, St Francis Hospital-Mooresville, 1199 Hadley Road, Mooresville, IN, 46158, USA

    Thomas Aleto MD, Merrill A. Ritter MD & Michael E. Berend MD

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Aleto, T., Ritter, M.A. & Berend, M.E. Case Report. Clin Orthop Relat Res 466, 749–753 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-007-0109-z

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