Delayed diagnosis of a pseudoaneurysm with recurrent hemarthrosis of the knee joint.
This is a case report of recurrent hemarthrosis of the knee joint over 3 months. The patient, a 47-year-old male had three arthroscopic procedures with multiple joint punctures over a 3-month-period prior to our initial consultation. The first procedure (arthroscopic synovectomy) was done for suspected infection following a series of hyaluronic acid injections. Recurrent hemarthrosis developed subsequent to this. Upon further evaluation, a pseudoaneurysm of the superior middle genicular artery was detected and successfully treated with selective angiographic embolization.
Becher
Christoph
C
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Phillips University Marburg, Baldinger Strasse, 35043, Marburg, Germany. becher.chris@web.de
Burger
Ulrike L
UL
Allenberg
Jens R
JR
Kaufmann
Guenter W
GW
Thermann
Hajo
H
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006395:Hemarthrosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence