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Published on: April 18, 2011
Popliteal Artery Entrapment within a Tibial Plateau Fracture: A Case Report
Jason R Coffman1, David C Moffatt2, Mark A Foreman1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Case:
Tibial plateau fractures can be associated with arterial injuries or dysvascular limbs, particularly in settings of trauma. Dysvascular limb in the setting of fracture is commonly due to dissection of the artery. Entrapment of the artery within the fracture is rare. We report a 48-year-old man who presented with left popliteal entrapment within a left tibial plateau fracture status-post external fixation and stent placement in the popliteal artery.
Conclusion:
Findings from this case highlight entrapment of an artery as a mechanism of a dysvascular limb in the setting of high-energy lower-extremity fractures and specifically for tibial plateau fractures.
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