Femoral pseudoaneurysm as a complication of slipped capital femoral epiphysis treatment

ABSTRACT Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is a very frequently seen condition in orthopedics centers worldwide. Even in successfully treated cases, complications related either with the pathology per se or with the chosen synthesis method are not rare. This report presents a case of bilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis treated with pinning, in which one of the limbs developed a very rare condition: the formation of a femoral pseudoaneurysm that ruptured.

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Main Authors: Schwartsmann,Carlos Roberto, Brunelli,João Pedro Farina, Silva,Gabriel Severo da, Coelho,Silvio
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2018
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162018000100125
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