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Inferior medial genicular artery pseudoaneurysm after primary total knee arthroplasty: a case report
- Authors: Abdelaal A.M.1, Khalifa A.A.1,2
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Affiliations:
- Assiut University Hospital
- Qena faculty of medicine and University Hospital, South Valley University
- Issue: Vol 30, No 4 (2024)
- Pages: 124-128
- Section: Case Reports
- Submitted: 12.07.2024
- Accepted: 19.08.2024
- Published: 18.12.2024
- URL: https://journal.rniito.org/jour/article/view/17588
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/2311-2905-17588
- ID: 17588
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Abstract
Background. Small genicular vessel injuries during primary total knee arthroplasty can pass unnoticed during the surgery and present late postoperatively.
Case description. We present a 65-year-old female patient, who was admitted three weeks after primary total knee arthroplasty with fresh bleeding from the lower end of the surgical wound. CT angiography showed a pseudoaneurysm of the inferior medial genicular artery which was treated at the same session by coil embolization.
Conclusions. A pseudoaneurysm of the inferior medial genicular artery can complicate primary total knee arthroplasty. An interventional radiologist assistance is necessary for diagnosis and management.
About the authors
Ahmed M. Abdelaal
Assiut University Hospital
Email: aabdelaal61@yahoo.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2573-1681
MD
Египет, AssiutAhmed A. Khalifa
Assiut University Hospital; Qena faculty of medicine and University Hospital, South Valley University
Author for correspondence.
Email: ahmed_adel0391@med.svu.edu.eg
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0710-6487
Scopus Author ID: 57191749405
MD — Assistant Professor
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