Research Article

An unusual cause of recurrent joint effusions:nonhemophilic hemosiderotic synovitis of the knee

Volume: 44 Number: 2 January 1, 2010
  • Nadir Yalcin
  • Bulent Bektaser
  • Ozgur Cicekli
  • Serdar Ugras
  • Metin Dogan
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An unusual cause of recurrent joint effusions:nonhemophilic hemosiderotic synovitis of the knee

Abstract

A 20-year-old female presented with a painful swelling in the right knee and snapping sensation on joint motion that appeared without trauma and recurred several times. She had no history of a bleeding disease or trauma. Physical examination showed no signs of rash or temperature change or systemic or local findings of an infection. The knee was tender and knee motion was painful, with 90 degrees of flexion and full extension. The ballottement test was positive. All laboratory tests including rheumatologic and bleeding parameters were normal. Joint effusion analysis was normal except for its rusty-brown color. Magnetic resonance imaging showed synovial hypertrophy and grade 2 degeneration in the medial meniscus. During diagnostic and surgical arthroscopy, rust-colored synovial hypertrophy was noted in the suprapatellar pouch accompanied by patchy villi and nodules and cystic changes. The gross appearance of the synovium mimicked that of pigmented villonodular synovitis. Biopsy specimens were obtained from different parts of the synovium and a subtotal synovectomy was performed. The histopathologic diagnosis was reported as hemosiderotic synovitis. During a three-year follow-up, she had no pain, snapping sensation, or limitation of motion. There were no recurrent effusions.

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English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Nadir Yalcin This is me

Bulent Bektaser This is me

Ozgur Cicekli This is me

Serdar Ugras This is me

Metin Dogan This is me

Publication Date

January 1, 2010

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2010 Volume: 44 Number: 2

APA
Yalcin, N., Bektaser, B., Cicekli, O., Ugras, S., & Dogan, M. (2010). An unusual cause of recurrent joint effusions:nonhemophilic hemosiderotic synovitis of the knee. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 44(2), 162-165. https://izlik.org/JA78JF27LF
AMA
1.Yalcin N, Bektaser B, Cicekli O, Ugras S, Dogan M. An unusual cause of recurrent joint effusions:nonhemophilic hemosiderotic synovitis of the knee. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2010;44(2):162-165. https://izlik.org/JA78JF27LF
Chicago
Yalcin, Nadir, Bulent Bektaser, Ozgur Cicekli, Serdar Ugras, and Metin Dogan. 2010. “An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Joint Effusions:Nonhemophilic Hemosiderotic Synovitis of the Knee”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 44 (2): 162-65. https://izlik.org/JA78JF27LF.
EndNote
Yalcin N, Bektaser B, Cicekli O, Ugras S, Dogan M (January 1, 2010) An unusual cause of recurrent joint effusions:nonhemophilic hemosiderotic synovitis of the knee. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 44 2 162–165.
IEEE
[1]N. Yalcin, B. Bektaser, O. Cicekli, S. Ugras, and M. Dogan, “An unusual cause of recurrent joint effusions:nonhemophilic hemosiderotic synovitis of the knee”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 162–165, Jan. 2010, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA78JF27LF
ISNAD
Yalcin, Nadir - Bektaser, Bulent - Cicekli, Ozgur - Ugras, Serdar - Dogan, Metin. “An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Joint Effusions:Nonhemophilic Hemosiderotic Synovitis of the Knee”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 44/2 (January 1, 2010): 162-165. https://izlik.org/JA78JF27LF.
JAMA
1.Yalcin N, Bektaser B, Cicekli O, Ugras S, Dogan M. An unusual cause of recurrent joint effusions:nonhemophilic hemosiderotic synovitis of the knee. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2010;44:162–165.
MLA
Yalcin, Nadir, et al. “An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Joint Effusions:Nonhemophilic Hemosiderotic Synovitis of the Knee”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 44, no. 2, Jan. 2010, pp. 162-5, https://izlik.org/JA78JF27LF.
Vancouver
1.Nadir Yalcin, Bulent Bektaser, Ozgur Cicekli, Serdar Ugras, Metin Dogan. An unusual cause of recurrent joint effusions:nonhemophilic hemosiderotic synovitis of the knee. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2010 Jan. 1;44(2):162-5. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA78JF27LF