title: Arterial graft occlusion after total knee arthroplasty treated by prompt thrombectomy.
abstract: We describe the case of an 83-year-old woman with a patent extra-anatomic femoropopliteal bypass who developed graft thrombosis during total knee arthroplasty. Reperfusion was achieved as a result of prompt diagnosis and thrombectomy. Arterial graft occlusion is a rarely reported complication of total knee arthroplasty, although it can be limb-threatening. Early diagnosis and treatment are important.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Middelheim General Hospital, Antwerpen, Belgium. lieven.dossche@ping.be
authors.forename: Lieven
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dossche
authors.forename: Karl A M
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Brabants
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D017131:Thrombectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome