title: Superior medial geniculate artery pseudoaneurysm after primary total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: Vascular complications after total knee arthroplasty are rare. To date, there are 7 reported cases of pseudoaneurysms affecting the popliteal artery and 6 cases affecting one of the geniculate arteries. We present a case of a geniculate artery pseudoaneurysm that shared symptoms of a deep venous thrombosis on physical examination of a patient who underwent primary total knee arthroplasty. To date, there are no reports in American literature of pseudoaneurysms affecting the superior medial geniculate artery after primary total knee arthroplasty. After a vascular workup including computed tomographic angiography, surgical management included evacuation of the pseudoaneurysm and ligation of the feeding artery. The patient went on to successful recovery.
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors: Terrill P
authors: TP
authors: Julien
authors: Edwin
authors: E
authors: Gravereaux
authors: Scott
authors: S
authors: Martin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001158:Arteries; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures