Tibialis anterior artery pseudoaneurysm formation complicating an arthroscopically-assisted ankle arthrodesis with an intermittent non-invasive distraction technique; A case report

Publication date: Available online 23 January 2020Source: Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint SurgeryAuthor(s): L. Nugent, H. MumtazAbstractThe formation of pseudoaneurysms secondary to ankle arthroscopy is relatively uncommon (only twenty-three cases having been reported in the literature at a 2019 systematic review), the tibialis anterior and dorsalis pedis vessels being most commonly affected. Here is presented such a case, which has unusually occurred following an otherwise uncomplicated arthroscopically-assisted arthrodesis, a potential mechanism speculated upon, and suggestions for how to avoid such undesirable outcomes given.
Source: Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research