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Case Reports
. 2015;46(6):1171-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.03.004. Epub 2015 Mar 11.

Femoral vein injury from a trochanteric hip fracture

G Medlock  1 , L McCullough  2 , S Barker  3
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Case Reports

Femoral vein injury from a trochanteric hip fracture

G Medlock et al. Injury. 2015.

Abstract

A case of a comminuted trochanteric fracture where the lesser trochanteric fragment had displaced significantly injuring and becoming lodged within the common femoral vein.

Keywords: Blood loss; Deep vein thrombosis; Femoral vein injury; Hip fractures; Vascular injury.

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