07 February 2023>: Articles
A 54-Year-Old Man Who Developed a Femoral Pathologic Fracture from a Giant Popliteal Artery Pseudoaneurysm 7 Years After Ligation and Bypass of a Popliteal Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report and Literature Review
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis
Nicola Monteleone A* , Francesco Muratori D , Alberto Melani E , Alberto Schiavo B , Alessandro Alessi Innocenti F , Domenico Andrea Campanacci ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937113
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e937113
Figure 6. Descriptive and schematic drawing of the refueling mechanism of popliteal aneurism by ATA. (Drawn by Dr. Melani and used with permission). (1) Anterior tibial artery arising above the joint line, taking a medial path anterior to the popliteal muscle (Type 2A-2 of Kim Classification). (2) Pseudoaneurysm. (3) Legated popliteal aneurysm. (4) Femoro-popliteal bypass. (5) Popliteal muscle. (6) Foot/ankle circulation. (7) Retrograde blood flow reperfusion of the ligated aneurysm trough the anterior tibial artery.