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Chirurgia Del Piede 2008 April;32(1):11-4

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language: Italian

Anterior tibial artery pseudoaneurysm in a patient with a bilateral claw foot

Finocchiaro M., Licata S., Comandè C., Angius D.

U.O. C. Chirurgia Vascolare Azienda Ospedaliera “Villa Sofia – C.T.O.”, Palermo

The pseudoaneurysm of the anterior tibial artery is a very rare morbid event. Literature reports statistics which bears a percentage between 3% and 7% per cent of all the pseudoaneurysm. Between these the anterior tibial artery pseudoaneurysm is more unusual. We refer to a clinic case report of an anterior tibial artery pseudoaneurysm in a patient with a bilateral claw foot.