Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 979-982, December 2001

Tibia fracture after fibula resection for distal peroneal bypass☆☆☆

Presented at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of The Eastern Vascular Society, Washington, DC, May 4-6, 2001.

Philadelphia, Pa

From the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery,a and the Department of Orthopedics,b Jefferson Medical College

Received 17 May 2001; accepted 17 August 2001.

Abstract 

The lateral approach to the distal peroneal artery has been used by vascular surgeons for 25 years. No complications specifically related to this approach have previously been reported. We reviewed 18 cases of peroneal bypass for limb salvage using the lateral approach with fibula resection and found that two of these cases had ipsilateral tibia fractures within 1 year of the bypass. Eight out of 18 cases were women, and two of these eight had tibia fracture. Both women suffered from osteoporosis. We conclude that tibia fracture is a possible complication of this approach, especially in elderly women with osteoporosis. (J Vasc Surg 2001;34:979-82.):

 

☆ Competition of interest: nil.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Mark B. Kahn, MD, G-6350, 111 South 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 (e-mail: mark.kahn@mail.tju.edu ).

PII: S0741-5214(01)09153-4

doi:10.1067/mva.2001.119891

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 979-982, December 2001

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