Separation of the Tip of a Coblation Wand within the Knee Joint: A Complication of Arthroscopic Adhesiolysis.
10.4055/cios.2010.2.2.125
- Author:
Yeub KIM
1
;
Ha Kyung KIM
;
Jung Ro YOON
;
Nasir MUZAFFAR
;
Taik Sun KIM
;
Young Su SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seonam Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Arthroscopy;
Complication;
Coblation wand
- MeSH:
Arthroscopy/adverse effects/*instrumentation;
Catheter Ablation/adverse effects/*instrumentation;
*Equipment Failure;
Humans;
*Intraoperative Complications;
Knee Joint/*surgery;
Male;
Middle Aged
- From:Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery
2010;2(2):125-127
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Coblation devices are now widely used in arthroscopic surgery and they show a very low incidence of intraoperative complications. We experienced a case where the tip of the wand separated and migrated into the posterior knee compartment in an arthrofibrotic knee. The free wand tip was identified and then extricated from the popliteal hiatus of the knee with using C-arm fluoroscopic control. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of its kind involving coblation wands. We describe this complication to show that the use of coblation devices can lead to unexpected problems and it is imperative to inspect all instruments before and after each surgical use.
