Iatrogenic tibial pseudoaneurysm following below-knee amputation
Bunt TJ. Malone JM. Karpman RR. American Surgeon. [JC:43e] 56(9):546-7, 1990 Sep. Tibial vessel injury during lower extremity amputation has not been reported, despite the obvious proximity of these vessels to the fibula and tibia. We present a case of acute pseudoaneurysm with arteriovenous fistula of the posterior tibial vessels following amputation, due to (unrecognized) arterial and venous injury due to fibular periosteal elevation.
Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.
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