Ann Orthop Musculoskelet Disord | Volume 1, Issue 2 | Case Report | Open Access
Robert W Ike*
Department of Internal Medicine/Rheumatology Division, University of Michigan Medical Center, USA
*Correspondance to: Robert W Ike
Fulltext PDFObjective: Describe patients developing subcutaneous edema after knee arthroscopy.
Methods: New case plus MEDSEARCH of “knee”, “subcutaneous edema” and “arthroscopy”.
Results: Of 6 cases, 4 could be traced to mishaps during the arthroscopic procedure and another to a non-healing would. Edema ranged from chest wall to ankle, and usually appeared several days after arthroscopy. Patients appeared well and did not motivate treatment for gas gangrene. Recovery was complete within 2 days to 3 weeks, with no residual effect on the operated knee.
Conclusion: Subcutaneous edema is a rare dramatic complication of knee arthroscopy with a benign outcome.
Subcutaneous emphysema; Gas gangrene; Arthroscopy; Knee
Ike RW. Benign Subcutaneous Emphysema Following Knee Arthroscopy: Report and Review of the Literature. Ann Orthop Musculoskelet Disord. 2017;1(2):1008..