Knee lymphocutaneous fistula secondary to knee arthroplasty.

Case Rep Orthop

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Avenida Reyes Católicos 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

Published: January 2015

Lower limb lymphorrhea secondary to a surgical procedure is a rare but difficult-to-solve complication. In lower limb, this entity is frequently associated with vascular procedures around the inguinal area. We report on a case of a knee lymphocutaneous fistula secondary to a knee revision arthroplasty. To our knowledge, no previous reports regarding this complication have been published.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4279846PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/806164DOI Listing

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