Pseudoaneurysm Formation from a Prominent Orthopaedic Implant

by Jason C. Tank, Brian G. Reilly, Anthony J. Ventimiglia, and Scott D. Weiner

JBJS Case ConnectVolume 3(2):e57June 12, 2013

©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Anteroposterior radiograph illustrating a healed femoral shaft fracture that had been successfully treated with a piriformis entry intramedullary nail with a long proximal interlocking

screw (arrow).

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Axial (left) and coronal (right) MRI images illustrating the complex circumscribed heterogeneous mass (white arrows) containing the cortical locking screw (red arrow).

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The angiogram demonstrated an ovoid focus of radiopaque contrast abutting the prominent proximal locking screw near the medial cortex of the proximal femoral diaphysis.

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