A Pseudoaneurysm of the Inferior Lateral Geniculate Artery Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Abstract

Vascular complications after total knee arthroplasty are rare. We present a case of an inferior lateral geniculate artery pseudoaneurysm which became symptomatic 10 days after total knee arthroplasty in a patient with a cardiac comorbidity and using dabigatran. The pseudoaneurysm was most likely caused by iatrogenic injury during surgery. Fourteen days after the index surgery, the patient was seen with a painful but normal post-total knee arthroplasty effused knee, with a maximum flexion angle of 80 degrees. No signs of infection, hemarthrosis, or neurovascular deficit were present. Radiographic imaging included ultrasonography and computed tomography angiography. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully treated with coil embolization. The etiology, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of a geniculate artery pseudoaneurysm are discussed in this case report.