Pseudoaneurysm of the inferior medial geniculate artery following primary total knee arthroplasty: Delayed presentation with recurrent haemorrhagic episodes

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-155

  Sharma, H ^a,b   Singh, G K ^a   Cavanagh, S P ^a   Kay, D ^a  

^a ST RICHARD S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Geniculate artery; Pseudoaneurysm

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; RECURRENT DISEASE; THROMBOSIS; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, FALSE; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; RECURRENCE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 32044439149     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-005-0639-4     Document Type: Article

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