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. 2000 May;82(3):182–184.

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

J D Evans 1, M T de Boer 1, P Mayor 1, D Rees 1, A J Guy 1
PMCID: PMC2503419  PMID: 10858680

Abstract

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.

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