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Pseudoaneurysm of the medial inferior genicular artery following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

2000; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 82; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

Jay Evans, Marieke T. de Boer, P. Mayor, David Rees, Alison Guy,

Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques

Pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of surgery or trauma around the knee. A 30-year-old man presented 10 days following anterior cruciate ligament repair with a 2 cm pulsatile swelling on the medial side of the knee. Angiography demonstrated a pseudoaneurysm of the medial inferior genicular artery. Surgical exploration and ligation of the feeding vessel to the aneurysm was performed and the patient made a full recovery. Vascular injury must be suspected in patients presenting with a haemarthrosis or pulsatile swelling following surgery on the knee.