External Iliac Artery Thrombosis as a Result of Acetabular Fixation Through the Ilioinguinal Approach: A Case Report Running head: Postoperative External Iliac Artery Thrombosis

Acetabular fractures are commonly related to high-energy traumas. The ilioinguinal approach is the most common surgical approach in acetabular fixation. However, thrombosis formation in the related limb is sporadic, but it is a severe complication. A ۵۷-year-old healthy woman presented with a left both-column acetabular fracture and underwent acetabular fixation through the ilioinguinal approach. The patient was receiving antithrombotic prophylaxis medications in the course of treatment. During her convalescence, while she was at the hospital, she was diagnosed with left external iliac artery thrombosis, needing surgical thrombectomy consequently. These severe and rare complications will lead to uncertainty about a commonly used ilioinguinal approach. Postoperative arterial thrombosis may be rare in patients undergoing acetabular fixation surgery but searching for signs and symptoms of this condition is always necessary. It is possible to prevent severe complications by performing a routine measurement of the distal arterial pressure after similar surgeries.

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Case report ، Pelvic Bones ، Acetabulum ، Thrombosis