Abstract
Total knee arthroplasty is known as a relatively safe procedure and vascular complications are very rare. A 62-year-old man, who had undergone right total knee arthroplasty (TKA) 9 days before, was referred to our hospital with a popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm. The arterial perfusion of the leg below the knee was poor, with severe swelling. A emergency operation was performed through a posterior approach. The thrombus was removed and the artery was repaired directly. He had an uneventful postoperative course with good arterial perfusion and returned to the orthopaedist 3 days later. We obtained good results in this case of popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm after total knee arthroplasty.
