title: Popliteal artery injury during posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
abstract: This study reports a case of popliteal artery injury during arthroscopic reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament. The evolution of the injury is described and comments are made regarding the anatomy of this artery and potential risks of this surgical technique. This study had the aims of alerting the medical community, especially knee surgeons, regarding a severe surgical complication and discussing the ways of preventing it.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Mater Dei, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcos Henrique Frauendorf
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cenni
authors.affiliation: Hospital Mater Dei, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruno Fajardo
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: do Nascimento
authors.affiliation: Hospital Mater Dei, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Guilherme Galvão Barreto
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.affiliation: Hospital Mater Dei, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Cristiano
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.affiliation: Hospital Mater Dei, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lúcio Flávio Biondi
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Pinheiro Júnior
authors.affiliation: Hospital Mater Dei, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Oscar Pinheiro
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Nicolai
keywords: Intraoperative complications; Popliteal artery; Posterior cruciate ligament