title: Recurrent hemarthrosis following total knee arthroplasty. Report of a case treated with arterial embolization.
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.
authors.affiliation: Radiology department, CHU Montpied, BP 69, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand cedex, France.
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bouloudian
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Moreau
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mofid
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Garcier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boyer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soubrier
mesh_terms: 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