Abstract:Acute arterial occlusions are uncommon complications in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This complication is seen more in TKA revision surgery, and when appropriate treatment cannot be made, amputation may be necessary. The present case is here presented of a patient applied with TKA revision because of instability following a simple fall one year after primary TKA, and popliteal artery occlusion developed in the early postoperative period. The patient was a 70-year old female not actively working. In the patie… Show more
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