J Korean Orthop Assoc.  2007 Aug;42(4):556-558. 10.4055/jkoa.2007.42.4.556.

Therapeutic Embolization for Pseudoaneurysm of the LateralInferior Genicular Artery after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report

• Ha YC
• An SH
• Park HB
• Hwang SC

• KMID: 2186520
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.2007.42.4.556

Abstract

Reports of a traumatic pseudoaneurysm after total knee arthroplasty are quite rare. The authors encountered a case of a traumatic pseudoaneurysm after total knee arthroplasty. The pseudoaneurysm was treated successfully without the need for surgical intervention using transcatheter embolization. No recurrence of the hemarthrosis was observed in the patient after a follow-up of 12 months.

Keyword

Knee; Pseudoaneurysm; Embolization

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm, False*
Arteries*
Arthroplasty*
Embolization, Therapeutic*
Follow-Up Studies
Hemarthrosis
Humans
Knee*
Recurrence

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Arteriogram showing an aneurysm of the inferior lateral geniculate artery at the joint level. (B) A microcatheter inside the afferent vessel. (C) Complete obliteration of the false aneurysm after placing multiple coils in the afferent vessel.

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