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Vol. 53. Issue 1.
Pages 45-47 (January - February 2009)
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Vol. 53. Issue 1.
Pages 45-47 (January - February 2009)
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Arterial complications following total hip arthroplasty in a patient with a femoro-femoral bypass
Complicación arterial tras prótesis total de cadera en un paciente portador de bypass arterial femoral
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D. Sáez Martínez
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, J. Vaquero Martín, L. Esparragoz Cabrera, D. García Rodríguez
Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Gregorio Marañón University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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Abstract
Purpose

To report on the occlusion of a femoral artery bypass, an unusual complication of primary total hip replacement.

Clinical case

A 74-year-old male with a femoro-femoral implant and a Dacron graft suffered arterial ischemia resulting from thrombosis of the vascular graft further to total hip replacement. We present a brief bibliographical review of arterial complications following total hip arthroplasty.

Discussion

As the patient was operated through a posterolateral approach, we thought that the complication was caused by the limb adduction and internal rotation maneuvers that are required in such procedures, which Could have bent the graft thereby causing a thrombus to be formed.

Conclusions

In addition to a careful preoperative vascular assessment, care must be taken in these cases with the maneuvers carried out on the limb during femoral preparation. As it is advisable to avoid the extreme flexion, adduction and internal rotation maneuvers necessary for the posterolateral approach, the anterior approach should be selected.

Keywords:
Total hip prosthesis
Arterial graft
Arterial complication
Thrombosis
Resumen
Objetivo

comunicar la oclusión de un bypass arterial femoral, como complicación poco frecuente de una artroplastia primaria total de cadera.

Caso clínico

varón de 74 años con bypass femorofemoral con injerto de Dacron, que tras ser intervenido de una artroplastia primaria de cadera sufre un cuadro de isquemia arterial por trombosis del injerto. Se hace una breve revisión bibliográfica de las complicaciones arteriales tras artroplastia de cadera.

Discusión

intervenido con un abordaje posterolateral, pensamos que la complicación fue debida a las necesarias maniobras de aducción y rotación interna de la extremidad, que angularían el injerto provocando la formación de un trombo.

Conclusiones

además de una cuidadosa evaluación vascular previa a la cirugía, en estos casos debe tenerse precaución con las maniobras sobre la extremidad durante la preparación femoral; es conveniente evitar la flexión, la aducción o la rotación interna extremas, las cuales son necesarias en el abordaje posterolateral, por lo que aconsejamos el abordaje anterior.

Palabras clave:
Prótesis total de cadera
Injerto arterial
Complicación arterial
Trombosis
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Copyright © 2009. Sociedad Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología (SECOT). All rights reserved
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