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

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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Main Authors: Kwok-Wai Tam Kelvin, Yiu-Chung Wun, Chi-Yuk Lau, Yuk-Yin Chow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery
popliteal artery
pseudoaneurysm
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491713000572
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spelling doaj-395b43b12ef649b6977e4d3efeec7c452020-11-25T03:08:24ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation2210-49172014-06-01181444610.1016/j.jotr.2013.12.001Pseudoaneurysm of the Popliteal Artery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery: A Case Report and Literature ReviewKwok-Wai Tam KelvinYiu-Chung WunChi-Yuk LauYuk-Yin ChowArterial 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491713000572anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgerypopliteal arterypseudoaneurysm
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author Kwok-Wai Tam Kelvin
Yiu-Chung Wun
Chi-Yuk Lau
Yuk-Yin Chow
spellingShingle Kwok-Wai Tam Kelvin
Yiu-Chung Wun
Chi-Yuk Lau
Yuk-Yin Chow
Pseudoaneurysm of the Popliteal Artery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review
Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery
popliteal artery
pseudoaneurysm
author_facet Kwok-Wai Tam Kelvin
Yiu-Chung Wun
Chi-Yuk Lau
Yuk-Yin Chow
author_sort Kwok-Wai Tam Kelvin
title Pseudoaneurysm of the Popliteal Artery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_short Pseudoaneurysm of the Popliteal Artery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Pseudoaneurysm of the Popliteal Artery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Pseudoaneurysm of the Popliteal Artery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Pseudoaneurysm of the Popliteal Artery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery: a case report and literature review
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
issn 2210-4917
publishDate 2014-06-01
description 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.
topic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery
popliteal artery
pseudoaneurysm
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491713000572
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