Recurrent hemarthrosis following total knee arthroplasty. Report of a case treated with arterial embolization.
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.
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Radiology department, CHU Montpied, BP 69, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand cedex, France.
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Moreau
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Mofid
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Garcier
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Boyer
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D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001158:Arteries; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006395:Hemarthrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome