TY  - JOUR
T1  - Change in the Position of the Popliteal Artery with Knee Flexion After Total Knee ArthroplastyAAOS Exhibit Selection
AU  - Takeda, Mitsuhiro
AU  - Ishii, Yoshinori
AU  - Noguchi, Hideo
AU  - Sato, Junko
Y1  - 2011/11/02
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.K.00545
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - e123 1
EP  - 6
VL  - 93
IS  - 21
N2  - 
In total knee arthroplasty, which is a common orthopaedic procedure, the posterior aspects of the implants are in close proximity to the popliteal artery. Popliteal artery injury has been estimated to occur in 0.03% to 0.17% of total knee arthroplasty procedures1,2. Direct injury of the popliteal artery, although infrequent, can have catastrophic consequences for the limb3,4 and occasionally requires further surgery, including revascularization or even amputation5.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00545
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.K.00545
ER  -