title: Fibrin glue as a non-invasive outpatient treatment for post-arthroscopic knee seromas.
abstract: Post-surgical seromas and cysts have been reported across many surgical subspecialties including orthopaedics. Treatments include both invasive surgical approaches and more recently reported non-invasive techniques. Non-invasive approaches currently include compressive wrapping, vasopneumatic cryotherapy, and motion exercises. Persistent lesions have been treated with talc or doxycycline sclerodesis. This case presents a patient with a post-arthroscopic seroma that was treated with fibrin glue in an outpatient setting. Fibrin glue has not been reported in the post-arthroscopy outpatient setting to address cystic lesions. This case suggests a viable non-invasive treatment option for these lesions. Level of evidence V.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. david_berkoff@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Berkoff
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanaan
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kamath
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D049291:Seroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013396:Suction; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D014014:Tissue Adhesives