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Pseudofracture: An Acute Peripheral Tissue Trauma Model
Published on: April 18, 2011
Hoffa fracture accompanied by dissection of the popliteal artery
Jacqueline Antonia Christiana Goos1, Benjamin Lucas Emmink2,3, Dorothee Nieuwenhuis4
1Trauma Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
After a high-energy trauma, a 37-year-old motorcyclist presented to the emergency ward with a Hoffa fracture of the lateral femoral condyle of the right knee. Following admission, the patient developed a pale, cold and pulseless right foot. CT angiography scan showed a 5 cm dissection of the popliteal artery. Emergency arterial reconstruction was performed and the Hoffa fracture was repaired in a second stage. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with a Hoffa fracture accompanied by a popliteal artery dissection.
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