External fixation and vascular damage: Report of a case

A. H. Schuurman; A. H. Broekhuizen; K. E. Bos

External fixation and vascular damage: Report of a case

A. H. Schuurman
, A. H. Broekhuizen
, K. E. Bos

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The case history is presented of a patient in whom the anterior tibial artery was clearly perforated by the distal pin of an external fixation device. This necessitated a dorsal pedis free flap instead of transposition of the flap to cover a degloved heel and sole. Review of the literature showed only a few case reports on vascular damage, suggesting that this complication is uncommon. In most cases, secondary erosion seems to be the cause, but as noticed by us direct arterial and/or venous damage is possible.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	92-93
Number of pages	2
Journal	Netherlands Journal of Surgery
Volume	42
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 1990
Externally published	Yes

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