title: Minimal trauma knee hemarthrosis.
abstract: Four patients who suffered from minimal trauma knee hemarthrosis are presented. In all patients, the cause of the hemarthrosis was not the traumatic event in itself, but an underlying clotting or collagen disorder. The necessity of interaction between the orthopaedic surgeon and a coagulation unit is stressed.
authors.affiliation: University of Napoli Federico II Medical School, Institute of Internal Medicine and Metabolic Disorders, Italy.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Ames
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maffulli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capasso
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brancaccio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006395:Hemarthrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors