Pseudoaneurysm of the Anterior Tibial Artery after Reduction with Pointed Bone Reduction Forceps on a Spiral Fracture of the Distal Tibia: A Case Report

ABSTRACT

This paper reports a pseudoaneurysm of the anterior tibial artery after reduction with pointed bone reduction forceps on a spiral fracture of the distal tibia. Most reported injuries occurred at the proximal part of anterior tibial artery during drilling of the proximal tibia. To the best of the authors' knowledge, injury of the distal part of anterior tibial artery has never been reported. This paper describes a 54-year-old woman with a pseudoaneurysm of the anterior tibial artery clinically detected 11 weeks after the index surgery. This report highlights the need for surgeons to be aware of and careful about this complication during and after surgical intervention.