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Fixation of an intertrochanteric hip fracture in a patient with severe atherosclerosis was complicated by vascular injury.
Highlights the risk of vascular injury during hip fracture fixation in patients with severe atherosclerosis.
Vascular injury risk warrants preoperative caution in severe atherosclerosis; this case report leaves open incidence and prevention strategies.
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Ryzewicz et al. (2006) studied this question. Fixation of an intertrochanteric hip fracture in a patient with severe atherosclerosis was complicated by vascular injury.
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