Thromb Haemost 1983; 49(03): 187-189
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657358
Original Article
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Hemarthroses and Warfarin: Joint Destruction with Anticoagulation

W Abe Andes
The Departments of Medicine and Orthopaedics, Tulane University School of Medicine, The Veterans Administration Hospital of New Orleans and The Louisiana Comprehensive Hemophilia Care Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
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J Ollie Edmunds
The Departments of Medicine and Orthopaedics, Tulane University School of Medicine, The Veterans Administration Hospital of New Orleans and The Louisiana Comprehensive Hemophilia Care Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
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Publication History

Received 19 January 1983

Accepted 23 March 1983

Publication Date:
18 July 2018 (online)

Summary

A 56 year old man was seen because of recurrent right shoulder hemarthroses and a superior vena caval syndrome. Intermittent symptoms had occurred for six years and resulted in marked destructive changes in the right shoulder. Arthroscopy added pathological evidence of this unusual mechanism of arthropathy. Patients on anticoagulants deserve close attention to symptoms of occult bleeding.