title: Spontaneous arteriorrhexis in affected lower limb following total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is now a standard treatment for serious osteoarthritis all over the world. Although it is a standard treatment, it has many complications, among which deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the exclusive blood vessel complication that has been reported. However, we found a new blood vessel complication of TKA in this study, which is spontaneous arteriorrhexis in the affected lower limb.
authors.affiliation: Center of Diagnosis and Treatment for Joint Diseases, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China.
authors.forename: Ya-feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Jun-fei
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply*; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous