Spontaneous Hemarthrosis after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report.
10.4055/jkoa.2004.39.7.830
- Author:
Hee Seon KIM
1
;
Hak Jin MIN
;
Ui Seoung YOON
;
Jae Seong SEO
;
Yoon Jong KIM
;
Jin Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. hananina@dreamwiz.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Knee;
Total knee arthroplasty;
Spontaneous hemarthrosis
- MeSH:
Arthroplasty*;
Female;
Hemarthrosis*;
Humans;
Knee*;
Korea;
Middle Aged;
Osteoarthritis
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2004;39(7):830-832
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Spontaneous hemarthrosis of the knee after a total knee arthroplasty is a rare complication, and thereis no report is available in Korea. We report a case that was cured with an open synovectomy in the spontaneous hemarthrosis, which developed 10 months after the total knee arthroplasty for degenerative osteoarthritis in a 60-year-old woman.
