Case Report

Hemodynamic Instability after Low-Energy Thigh Contusion Caused by Injury to the Femoral Artery: A Case Report and Literature Review

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(a) A selective arteriography shows a point of active bleeding in a branch of the femoral artery at the level of the femoropopliteal junction (red arrow). (b) The image shows selective catheterisation of the bleeding branch (using Spongostan® particles) to carry out the correct occlusion of the branch. (c) Nuclear magnetic resonance (axial thigh T1) is performed after a month to monitor the patient’s evolution. Subacute haematoma is observed in the distal third of the left thigh in the anterolateral compartment within the vastus intermedius muscle (VI). The haematoma did not present signs of spreading to other compartments or of affecting the adjacent femur. V: ventral. D: dorsal. VM: vastus medialis. VL: vastus lateralis. CT: quadriceps tendon. SA: sartorius. GM: gracilis muscle. FB: femoral biceps. SM: semimembranosus and semitendinosus muscle. Red arrow: subacute haematoma in resolution.
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