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Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Orthopedics, false aneurysm, femoral artery, fracture, butterfly fragment, PSEUDOANEURYSMS, Aneurysm, False, Femoral Artery, Femoral Fractures, Fracture Fixation, Internal, Humans, Iatrogenic Disease, Male, Middle Aged, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, Postoperative Complications, Prosthesis Failure

Abstract:

We present the case of a 50-year-old man who developed a delayed progressive swelling over the medial aspect of his right thigh, six weeks following minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) of a supracondylar femur fracture. Angiography showed a false aneurysm of the superficial femoral artery, caused by progressive displacement of a butterfly fragment. Open vascular repair was performed and the sharp edge of the butterfly fragment was removed.