Back and thigh pain of unusual etiology complicates rehabilitation after bilateral total knee arthroplasty.
Total knee arthroplasty is frequently performed and usually associated with favorable results. A case is presented where persistent back and thigh pain limited rehabilitation progress following bilateral total knee arthroplasty procedures. The pain was found to be related to the presence of a symptomatic 5.24-cm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with the pain resolving after endovascular repair of the aneurysm.
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Scott and White Clinic, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Temple, TX 76508, USA.
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Schuchmann
D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013848:Thigh