Abstract
Arthroscopic knee surgery is a widely performed and relatively safe technique with few complications. We report a case of a young girl with a previously undescribed complication of arthroscopy consisting of the association of deep venous thrombosis and concomitant pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery.
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Guermazi, A., Zagdanski, A.M., de Kerviler, E. et al. Popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm revealed by deep vein thrombosis after arthroscopic meniscectomy. Eur. Radiol. 6, 217–219 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00181151
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