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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zhao R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5346123 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Der Orthopade 20170301 3
Arterial complications following total knee arthroplasty are rare but carry a high risk of significant morbidity and mortality. Herein, the authors report a case of pseudoaneurysm in a branch of a high-division anterior tibial artery caused by laceration by the retractor following primary total knee arthroplasty in a 72-year-old woman. The patient presented with an unexplained hematoma and an enlarging swelling, with pallor and acute hemorrhage on the first postoperative day. The diagnosis was c ...[more]