Arthroscopic treatment of an intra-articular hemangioma in the posterior compartment of the knee

B Dunet; C Tournier; J Pallaro; F Boullet; T Fabre

doi:10.1016/j.otsr.2013.12.018

Arthroscopic treatment of an intra-articular hemangioma in the posterior compartment of the knee

Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2014 May;100(3):337-9. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2013.12.018. Epub 2014 Mar 25.

Authors

B Dunet¹, C Tournier², J Pallaro², F Boullet², T Fabre²

Affiliations

¹ Service d'orthopédie traumatologie, hôpital Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Leon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France. Electronic address: bertrand.dunet@wanadoo.fr.
² Service d'orthopédie traumatologie, hôpital Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Leon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France.

PMID: 24679370
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2013.12.018

Abstract

We report the case of a 37-year-old patient presenting with knee pain and recurrent effusion without instability due to an intra-articular hemangioma in the posterior compartment of the knee. MRI showed features suggesting a diagnosis of hemangioma. Arthroscopic excision of the tumor was performed and the diagnosis was confirmed histologically. There was no recurrence after 5 years of follow-up.

Keywords: Arthroscopy; Hemangioma; Knee.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Arthroscopy / methods*
Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis
Bone Neoplasms / surgery*
Female
Hemangioma / diagnosis
Hemangioma / surgery*
Humans
Knee Joint / pathology
Knee Joint / surgery*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging