Knee hemarthros secondary to osteochondritis dissecans (König disease).
A case is presented of a hemarthrosis associated with osteochondritis dissecans in a young man who arrived in the Emergency unit due to tender and swelling of his right knee one hour after a slightly rotational gesture of the lower limb. Many years before the patient suffered a sports injury in the same knee, but it was never assessed. Radiography studies showed bone fragments inside the synovial capsule, and the joint aspiration was compatible with hemarthrosis. A review of the available information of this uncommon condition is also presented.
Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España; Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España. Electronic address: cguillen.hrc@salud.madrid.org.
Carlos
C
Guillén Astete
Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
Patricia
P
Alva García
Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
Maria
M
Carpena Zafrilla
Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
Carmen
C
Medina Quiñones
D006395:Hemarthrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult
Hemarthrosis; Hemartrosis; Osteochondritis dissecans; Osteocondritis disecante