Acute arterial thrombosis after bilateral total knee arthroplasty.
Arterial thrombosis is a rare complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The overall incidence of arterial complications after TKA, including arterial occlusion, arteriovenous fistula, arterial aneurysm, and arterial severance, varies between 0.03% and 0.17% in reports published in the orthopedic literature (J Vasc Surg 1994;20:927-932). We report a case of acute popliteal artery thrombosis and its sequelae immediately following bilateral TKA performed sequentially under the same anesthesia. This is the first reported case of a post-TKA popliteal artery thrombosis in a patient younger than 60 years without the commonly accepted risk factors.
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Christopher O
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Bayne
Omar
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Bayne
Michael
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Peterson
Eric
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Cain
D000792:Angiography; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*