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An 80-year-old woman was admitted for a 2months history of non-healing ulcers on both feet. She is known to have type 2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia and hypertension for 30 years. She has a history of a femoral fracture on the left incurred after a fall 2 years ago for which she underwent open reduction and internal fixation.
On physical examination, there were ulcers on the lateral aspect of both feet and on the right malleolar area. Dorsalis pedis pulses were absent bilaterally.
An X-ray of both femurs was requested to check if the fracture healed properly and to rule out a new fracture since the patient remained bedridden despite surgery to correct the fracture. The X-ray revealed a metal implant on the left femur and with no new fracture. Incidentally, the femoral arteries were noted to be calcified along their entire length indicative of atherosclerosis (figure 1).
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