Recurrent hemarthrosis following total knee arthroplasty. Report of a case treated with arterial embolization

Joint Bone Spine. 2003 Feb;70(1):58-60. doi: 10.1016/s1297-319x(02)00012-x.

Abstract

Recurrent spontaneous hemarthrosis of the knee is common and often related to a detectable cause. In contrast, hemarthrosis after knee arthroplasty is rare and frequently unexplained. We report a case of recurrent hemarthrosis 6 years after total knee arthroplasty. The cause was hypervascularization about the joint, and embolization therapy was effective.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiography
  • Arteries
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • Hemarthrosis / etiology
  • Hemarthrosis / prevention & control
  • Hemarthrosis / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Knee Prosthesis*
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Recurrence
  • Treatment Outcome