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A 72-year-old male sustained a left intertrochanteric neck of femur fracture following a fall. He underwent operative fixation with a dynamic hip screw and was discharged home. Fifteen months later, the patient presented again with ongoing left thigh pain and swelling. A pelvic radiograph showed scalloping of the medial proximal femoral cortex. Further investigation revealed a left profunda femoris artery pseudoaneurysm. Vascular injury during operative fixation of intratrochanteric fractures is a rare complication, which may be missed due to a delayed presentation. Treating physicians should be mindful of late presentations of vascular injury following the surgical fixation of proximal femoral fractures.
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Lidder, S.S., Epstein, D.J., Courtice, V. et al. Proximal Femoral Erosion: A Sequelae of Psuedoaneursym Formation Following Operative Fixation of an Intertrochanteric Neck of Femur Fracture. JOIO 53, 479–481 (2019). https://doi.org/10.4103/ortho.IJOrtho_139_18
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