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Synovial haemangioma of the knee joint

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Synovial haemangioma of joints are rare, but usually affect the knee joints of children and adolescents. Recurrent swelling, usually due to haemarthrosis, and intermittent pain may be present for a long time before the diagnosis is made. In this case report the common features of the condition are described, with emphasis on the occurrence of atraumatic haemarthrosis in children. The value of arthroscopy in diagnosis is discussed.

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L'hémangiome synovial est une affection rare que l'on observe presque uniquement au niveau du genou chez les enfants et les adolescents. Une longue période de gonflements du genou avec hémarthrose, récidivant fréquemment, et de douleurs intermittentes précède souvent le diagnostic. A l'occasion du cas rapporté ici on décrit la symptomatologie de cette affection en insistant particulièrement sur la survenue d'une hémarthrose non traumatique chez l'enfant. On discute ensuite l'intérêt de l'arthroscopie comparativement aux autres moyens de diagnostic.

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Wirth, T., Rauch, G., Rüschoff, J. et al. Synovial haemangioma of the knee joint. International Orthopaedics 16, 130–132 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00180202

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