J Korean Orthop Assoc.
2024 Jun;59(3):229-234. 10.4055/jkoa.2024.59.3.229.
Unilateral Left Lower Extremity Swelling after Femur Neck Fracture Surgery Related to Undiagnosed May-Thurner Syndrome
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, St. Carollo Hospital, Suncheon, Korea
- 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Internal Medicine, Gwangju Veterans Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
- 3Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gwangju Veterans Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
- KMID: 2556590
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.2024.59.3.229
Abstract
- May-Thurner syndrome is a condition in which the venous outflow tract of the left lower extremity is compressed, causing swelling, pain, or thrombus. The authors experienced a case of combined May-Thurner syndrome in an 82-year-old female patient who underwent left hemiarthroplasty for a femoral neck fracture. The authors’ case is thought to be an informative case that should be considered to prevent thrombosis, which can cause fatal consequences, in patients who have undergone trauma and surgical treatment to the lower extremity and have recurrent lower extremity edema that does not improve in a short period of time, and reported along with a literature review.
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