Pseudoaneurysm of the medial inferior genicular artery following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Evans, J.D.; de Boer, M.T.; Mayor, P.; Rees, D.; Guy, A.J.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 82(3): 182-184
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8843 PMID: 10858680 Document Number: 524180
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.