Bilateral External Iliac and Common Femoral Artery Disruptions after Blunt Trauma

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Article

Publication Date

1-1-2000

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Blunt trauma to the external iliac or common femoral artery is relatively rare. Since its original description as the "motor-scooter handlebar syndrome," this type of injury has been hypothesized as resulting from compression of the artery by the inguinal ligament. We report a case of mirror-image arterial injuries from blunt trauma. At operation, each distal external iliac and proximal common femoral artery was found to have large intimai flaps. Resection of the injured segments with bilateral saphenous vein interposition grafts led to a successful outcome.

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