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DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757794
Femur Osteomyelitis and Associated Fracture as an Initial Presentation of Aortoenteric Fistula
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Abstract
Aortoenteric fistula is a rare condition. Atypical presentations may cause significant management delays. We present the case of a 64-year-old male who experienced a pathological femoral fracture as an initial presentation of an underlying aortoenteric fistula. The aortoenteric fistula, possibly related to a poor graft tunneling technique, induced femur osteomyelitis and the associated pathological fracture.
Keywords
osteomyelitis - pathological fracture - aortobifemoral bypass graft infection - aortoenteric fistulaPublication History
Received: 15 July 2021
Accepted: 06 July 2022
Article published online:
20 December 2022
© 2022. The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is properly cited. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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