Genicular Artery Embolization for Refractory Hemarthrosis following Total Knee Arthroplasty: Technique, Safety, Efficacy, and Patient-Reported Outcomes
Cornman-Homonoff J, Kishore SA, Waddell BS, Kesler J, Mandl LA, Westrich GH, Potter HG, Trost DW. Genicular Artery Embolization for Refractory Hemarthrosis following Total Knee Arthroplasty: Technique, Safety, Efficacy, and Patient-Reported Outcomes. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2021, 32: 1128-1135. PMID: 33961990, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2021.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenicular artery embolizationTotal knee arthroplastyArtery embolizationKnee arthroplastyRecurrent hemarthrosisTechnical successClinical successSuperior lateral genicular arteryInfrequent serious complicationsCases of recurrenceLateral genicular arteryCutaneous ischemiaInitial therapyMedian durationRepeat embolizationSerious complicationsClinical evidenceGenicular arterySingle institutionEffective treatmentEmbolizationHemarthrosisPatientsTelephone interviewsArthroplasty