Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic, commonly utilized in orthopedic procedures for the purpose of reducing perioperative bleeding and need transfusion. The this double-blinded randomized controlled trial was to evaluate use TXA patients undergoing TTO reduce post-operative intra-articular hemarthrosis. A double-blind conducted who underwent TTO. Fifty were equally control experimental...

An arterioarticular fistula is an unusual complication of knee arthrocentesis. We describe the sonographic findings immediately following a failed clinical attempt at knee arthrocentesis that resulted in an arterioarticular fistula. Spectral Doppler analysis confirmed the jet of blood into the hemarthrosis. Knowledge of anatomy and application of standard technique is necessary to minimize the ...

Glanzmann thrombasthenia is a qualitative platelet function disorder manifested by skin bleeds, epistaxis, gingival bleeding, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hematuria, hemarthrosis, intracranial hemorrhage and visceral hematomas. We report a six day old newborn presenting with hematuria following suprapubic aspiration, who was diagnosed as Glanzmann thrombasthenia. We believe it to be the younges...

Injection of autologous blood into rabbit joints induces an inflammatory reaction with Maltese cross-like birefringent spherulites. Similar microspherules seen in human joint fluids may be formed by lipids derived from breakdown of erythrocytes and other cells.

The gross and light microscopical changes that occur in the synovial membrane in human chronic haemarthrosis are well documented (Key, 1932; Ghormley and Clegg, 1948; Collins, 1951; De Palma and Cotler, 1956; Rodnan, Brower, Hellstrom, Didisheim, and Lewis, 1959) and virtually every change seen in man has been reproduced in the experimental animal (Key, 1929; Young and Hudacek, 1954; Wolf and M...

A case of Factor V deficiency, the first case in Korea, is reported in a 9-year-old boy whose plasma concentration of Factor V was 6%. He complained of easy bruisability, prolonged bleeding from the mouth after minor trauma and hemarthrosis and flexion contracture of the right knee. His parents are heterozygous (maternal Factor V concentration 52%, paternal 40%).