title: False aneurysm of the popliteal artery: a rare complication of total knee replacement.
abstract: We describe a 72-year-old woman with a false aneurysm of the mid-popliteal artery after a total knee replacement, presenting with a pulsatile swelling and an audible bruit in the popliteal fossa. The diagnosis was confirmed by duplex ultrasound. Surgical repair was undertaken using a saphenous vein patch to reconstruct the arterial defect. A false aneurysm of the popliteal artery following total knee replacement is an extremely rare occurrence. To our knowledge, only four other cases have been reported in the English-language literature.
authors.affiliation: Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool FY3 8NR, UK.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Karkos
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: D'Souza
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011150:Popliteal Artery