Entrapment of Closed Suction Drain after Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty: A rare entity

Volume 5 - Issue 3

Babaji Thorat DNB*, Avtar Singh MS, Rajeev Vohra MS and Anil Naikawadi DNB

Received: July 25, 2020   Published: July 24, 2020

DOI: 10.32474/SCSOAJ.2020.05.000214

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Abstract

The postoperative use of surgical drains in a joint replacement surgery still remains controversial. Breaking of the surgical drain or retained drain fragments is an uncommon but preventable event. Moreover, entrapment of surgical drain in between the femoral component and under the surface of the patella is relatively rare. It can be stressful for both the patient and the surgeon and may lead to serious consequences such as psychological stress to the patient, the possible need for another surgery for removal of drain fragments, poor clinical outcome. In this report, we present a case of entrapment of surgical drainage tube in the patellofemoral joint space in a 60-year-old female patient who underwent Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty (RATKA). This report emphasizes the need for the surgeon to express caution when using surgical drain postoperatively as well as discusses the challenges in management as well as an overview of various techniques available in the recent literature for the prevention and removal of these retained drains.

Keywords: Closedsuction drain, surgical drain, entrapment, Total Knee Arthroplasty, retained drain

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