Popliteal artery damage during total knee arthroplasty

Popliteal artery damage during total knee arthroplasty

Injury of popliteal artery during total knee arthroplasty is a relatively rare complication. We report on one case of transverse semi-dissection of the popliteal artery during the tibial cut and one case of popliteal pseudoaneurysm formation caused by Hohmann retractors. Diagnosis was made early in...

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Main Authors: Dimitrios V. Papadopoulos, MD, MS, Panagiotis Koulouvaris, MD, PhD, Marios G. Lykissas, MD, PhD, Dionysios Giannoulis, MD, MS, Aggelidakis Georgios, MD, Alexandros Mavrodontidis, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Total knee arthroplasty
Complications
Popliteal artery tear
Pseudoaneurysm
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344115000357

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