Anterior Tibial Artery Impingement by a Distal Interlocking Screw: A Case Report
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A case is presented of a twenty-eight-year-old male with bilateral closed tibial fractures presenting with no right posterior tibial pulse, who was treated with bilateral reamed intramedullary nails. A post-operative arteriogram, to assess injury to the posterior tibial artery due to the initial insult, revealed impingement of the right anterior tibial artery by the most distal screw of the distal locking screws. The screw was exchanged and the patient recovered without further complication. The factors that place the anterior tibial artery at increased risk of injury from distal locking screws are reviewed here.
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