Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee in a patient on oral anticoagulation therapy: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee in a patient on oral anticoagulation therapy a case report Balasundaram Ramesh Sanathkumar Shetty and Salah S Bastawrous Address Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics Glan Clwyd Hospital Sarn Lane Bodelwyddan Rhyl North Wales LL18 5UJ UK Email Balasundaram Ramesh - orthoygc@ SanathkumarShetty-sanatusha@ Salah S Bastawrous - Corresponding author Published 13 November 2009 Received 7 January 2008 _ __D --1AAO nn IA - - IAI Accepted 13 November 2009 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3 121 doi l 752-1947-3-121 This article is available from http content 3 1 121 2009 Ramesh et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract_ Introduction Pigmented villonodular synovitis is a disease which affects the synovial joints and tendon sheaths. Although the exact aetiological factors are not known we believe that recurrent haemarthrosis has a role in the aetiology of this condition. Case presentation A 62-year-old Caucasian man presented with gradually worsening pain and stiffness in his right knee. The patient was on anticoagulation therapy and had been treated for recurrent episodes of spontaneous haemarthrosis of the knee. The International Normalized Ratio on each occasion suggested poor control of the anticoagulation therapy. A diagnosis of pigmented villonodular synovitis was made based on intra-operative findings and was further confirmed by a histopathological examination. Conclusion This report is presented to .
