David Segal1,2, Eyal Yaacobi3,4, Niv Marom3,4, Victor Feldman3,4, Elhan Aliev3,4, Ezequiel Palmanovich3,4, Gabriel Bartal3,4, Yaron S Brin3,4. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Meir Medical Center, 57 Tshernichovsky St., 4428164, Kfar Saba, Israel. dudisegal@gmail.com. 2. Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. dudisegal@gmail.com. 3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Meir Medical Center, 57 Tshernichovsky St., 4428164, Kfar Saba, Israel. 4. Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Abstract
AIM OF THE STUDY: Bleeding due to a vascular injury is a possible life-threatening complication of intertrochanteric femoral fracture internal fixation. Our goals were to find the current incidence of these events, and to describe the reasons, the presentation, and the treatment options. METHOD: We conducted a retrospective record review of 1,469 patients who were operated upon at our institution due to AO31A femoral fractures from 2011 through 2015 and were treated with closed reduction and internal fixation. RESULTS: Three patients were diagnosed with iatrogenic vascular bleeding, which constitute an incidence of 0.2%. The vascular injuries were detected as deep femoral artery bleeding adjacent to the distal locking screws. The patients were treated with ultrasound guided thrombin injection, endovascular coil embolization or with no endovascular intervention. DISCUSSION: Vascular injuries are caused mainly by perforating a vessel while drilling the distal locking screw holes. A high level of suspicion and immediate imaging work-up are mandatory. CONCLUSIONS: A vascular injury due to internal fixation of a proximal AO31A femoral fracture is a rare complication.
AIM OF THE STUDY: Bleeding due to a vascular injury is a possible life-threatening complication of intertrochanteric femoral fracture internal fixation. Our goals were to find the current incidence of these events, and to describe the reasons, the presentation, and the treatment options. METHOD: We conducted a retrospective record review of 1,469 patients who were operated upon at our institution due to AO31A femoral fractures from 2011 through 2015 and were treated with closed reduction and internal fixation. RESULTS: Three patients were diagnosed with iatrogenic vascular bleeding, which constitute an incidence of 0.2%. The vascular injuries were detected as deep femoral artery bleeding adjacent to the distal locking screws. The patients were treated with ultrasound guided thrombin injection, endovascular coil embolization or with no endovascular intervention. DISCUSSION: Vascular injuries are caused mainly by perforating a vessel while drilling the distal locking screw holes. A high level of suspicion and immediate imaging work-up are mandatory. CONCLUSIONS: A vascular injury due to internal fixation of a proximal AO31A femoral fracture is a rare complication.
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