Medicinski pregled
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Blood vessel injuries during arthroscopic knee surgeries are unusual and rare and comprise less than 1% of all arthroscopic complications. Between 1990 and 2004, at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Institute of Surgery, Novi Sad, 2100 arthroscopic knee surgeries were carried out. Only one case of false aneurysm of the geniculate lateral inferior artery was reported. ⋯ Only four injuries, that is false aneurysms of the exterior knee artery after knee arthroscopy, have been described so far. The possibility for this injury to occur lies in the fact the artery lies over and is parallel with the lateral knee joint line, at the very entrance of the anterolateral arthroscopic port. Since the latter is the most often used arthroscopic port to access the knee, the above injury is possible, but it does not minifest clinically. This complication is easily diagnosed by a pulsating tumefaction in the area of arthroscopic port and is confirmed by angiography. These rare blood vessel injuries, do not affect the usage of anterolateral arthroscopic procedure. If the injury does exist,, revision of the wound and artery ligature should be carried out, which does not affect the final treatment results.