
Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Hemarthrosis
Introduction
Hemarthrosis refers to blood found in a joints.
Causes
Causes
Common Causes
- Anterior cruciate ligament tear
- Arthroscopy
- Charcot’s joint
- Fractures
- Lateral release
- Lipohemarthrosis
- Meniscal tear
- Osteoarthritis
- Patellar dislocation
- Patellar subluxation
- Pigmented villonodular synovitis
- Posterior cruciate ligament tear
- Synovioma
- Total knee arthroplasty
Causes by Organ System
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Anterior cruciate ligament tear
- Anticoagulants
- Arthroscopy
- Av fistula
- Charcot’s joint
- Chondrocalcinosis
- Clotting factor dysfunction or deficiency
- Factor viii inhibition
- Fractures
- Hemangioma
- Hemophilia
- Incontinentia pigmenti
- Joint trauma
- Lateral release
- Lipohemarthrosis
- Meniscal tear
- Osteoarthritis
- Patellar dislocation
- Patellar subluxation
- Pigmented villonodular synovitis
- Posterior cruciate ligament tear
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- Ruptured aneurysm
- Septic arthritis
- Synovial hemangiomas
- Synovioma
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
- Thrombolysis
- Total knee arthroplasty
- Vitamin c deficiency
- Von willenbrand’s disease
References
References
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
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Editor-In-Chief: Template:Search infobox C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
