Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 1239.e1-1239.e6, December 2008
Acute Arterial Thrombosis After Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty
Abstract
Arterial thrombosis is a rare complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The overall incidence of arterial complications after TKA, including arterial occlusion, arteriovenous fistula, arterial aneurysm, and arterial severance, varies between 0.03% and 0.17% in reports published in the orthopedic literature (J Vasc Surg 1994;20:927-932). We report a case of acute popliteal artery thrombosis and its sequelae immediately following bilateral TKA performed sequentially under the same anesthesia. This is the first reported case of a post-TKA popliteal artery thrombosis in a patient younger than 60 years without the commonly accepted risk factors.
Key words: total knee arthroplasty, complications, arterial thrombosis, popliteal artery, bilateral TKA
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PII: S0883-5403(07)00685-7
doi:10.1016/j.arth.2007.11.012
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Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 1239.e1-1239.e6, December 2008
