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Pre-operative long-leg radiograph.
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He had the same surgery performed on the right knee3 years prior with excellent clinical outcome (Fig. 1).
(a and b)Immediate post-operative radiographs.
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Valgus stress was applied to the knee to close the osteotomy, and stable fixation was achieved with a 4.5mm basic fragment L-plate (Fig. 2a and b).
(a and b) Lower limb arterial angiogram.
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Imaging studies revealed a pseudoaneurysm of the infra-articular popliteal artery just before the emergence of the anterior tibial artery at the osteotomy site(Fig.3a, Fig.3b and 4).
(a and b)Radiographs at the end of follow-up (24 months).
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Nevertheless, the osteotomy healed uneventfully and the infection resolved after removal of the osteosynthesis plate 4, 5months after index surgery (Fig. 5a and b).