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FALSE ANEURYSM OF FEMORAL ARTERY FROM CANCELLOUS EXOSTOSIS OF FEMUR

REPORT OF A CASE IN A BOY OF FOURTEEN



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Abstract

A boy aged fourteen trapped and tore at its origin a branch of the terminal part of the superficial femoral artery over a cancellous exostosis during extension of the knee from the position of full flexion. Three months later an expanding false aneurysm necessitated arteriography, after which suture of the tear gave a successful result.

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