Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Delayed Arterial Occlusion Presenting as Foot Drop Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Varus Knee: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| Authors: |
Clayton Del Prince, John Reza Matthews, Matthew Phillips |
| Source: |
Case Reports in Orthopedic Research, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 11-23 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: |
Karger Publishers, 2021. |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Medicine
LCC:Orthopedic surgery |
| Subject Terms: |
varus knee, total knee arthroplasty, vascular, arterial injury, Medicine, Orthopedic surgery, RD701-811 |
| More Details: |
We present a 69-year-old male with osteoarthritis of a varus mechanically aligned left knee that developed delayed arterial thrombosis after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) requiring stenting and subsequent trans-metatarsal amputation. This case is unique since initial presentation involved neurologic instead of ischemic changes. We also performed a literature review of arterial injuries in primary TKA. This case highlights the importance of maintaining a high clinical suspicion for vascular insult in patients undergoing correction of varus malalignment with initial complaints of neurologic dysfunction. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2296-9373 |
| Relation: |
https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/511967; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-9373 |
| DOI: |
10.1159/000511967 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/00f80cdb05e04d0486e783cb4a03a90c |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.00f80cdb05e04d0486e783cb4a03a90c |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
