Pseudoaneurysm of the Popliteal Artery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review

Arterial injury after arthroscopic surgery remains a rare, but devastating, complication. We describe the case of a 28-year-old male patient who presented with a popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm 8 days after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with symptoms of a delayed onset of painful calf sw...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of orthopaedics, trauma and rehabilitation trauma and rehabilitation, 2014-06, Vol.18 (1), p.44-46
Hauptverfasser: Tam Kelvin, Kwok-Wai, Wun, Yiu-Chung, Lau, Chi-Yuk, Chow, Yuk-Yin
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Zusammenfassung:Arterial injury after arthroscopic surgery remains a rare, but devastating, complication. We describe the case of a 28-year-old male patient who presented with a popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm 8 days after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with symptoms of a delayed onset of painful calf swelling and compartment syndrome. Subsequent investigations and findings during surgery confirmed a punctured popliteal artery which had resulted in a leaking pseudoaneurysm. 關節鏡手術而引至的動脈損傷是十分罕見的嚴重併發症。 一案例為一位28歲的男性患者進行了前十字叉韌帶重建手術,8天後出現了小腿脹痛,確診為筋膜間隔區綜合症。隨後的檢查與手術證實是因為膕動脈被刺穿導致假性動脈瘤漏血而做成
ISSN:2210-4917
2210-4925
DOI:10.1016/j.jotr.2013.12.001