Hemarthrosis
Alternate Terms:- Joint Bleeding
- Bleeding in a Joint
Hemarthrosis is bleeding into a joint. It often causes inflammation and pain.
Hemarthrosis is more likely to occur in people with bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia (a rare inherited condition), or in those who use blood-thinning medication, such as warfarin. It also can develop after an injury to a joint when blood vessels in the joint are also injured.
Treatment for hemarthrosis depends on the cause.
| Author: | Jeannette Curtis |
| Medical Review: | Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Last Updated: May 25, 2007 | |
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