Novel Use of a Porcine Bladder Extracellular Matrix Scaffold to Treat Postoperative Seroma in a Total Knee Arthroplasty Patient.
Arthroplast Today
; 7: 143-147, 2021 Feb.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-33553541
ABSTRACT
Seroma formation in a knee arthroplasty surgery is a rare complication. When seromas occur, they act as a nidus for bacterial growth and create an optimal environment for surgical site infections. In this case report, a 52-year-old woman presented with a seroma after multiple revision operations on the left knee. Owing to multiple failures of standard irrigation and drainage procedures to resolve the seroma, an orthoplastic colleague was consulted. Over five-and-a-half months, the patient underwent multiple procedures that failed to treat the seroma. However, in a final exploratory procedure, 3000 mg of urinary bladder matrix and negative pressure wound vacuum were placed. Seven months after the intervention, the patient had complete resolution.
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MEDLINE
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En
Journal:
Arthroplast Today
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States