Hemarthrosis is characterized by bleeding in your joints. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this condition today.

A look at hemarthrosis, a condition where there is bleeding around the joint cavity. Here we learn more about its symptoms, treatment and causes.

What Is Hemarthrosis? Hemarthrosis refers to bleeding in the joints, medically termed articular bleeding. Injury, bleeding disorders, such as haemophilia, blood-clotting medications or blood ...

The Bottom Line. A recent follow-up to a 2007 study examined trends in prophylaxis treatment of hemarthrosis in a pediatric population with moderate-to-severe hemophilia A.

Such recurrent hemarthrosis of the knees will cause joint degeneration (hemophiliac arthropathy) at a very early age (20–30 years) (Figure 1). (Enlarge Image) Figure 1.

During an 11-year study period, boys in Western Australia with severe hemophilia A and acute hemarthrosis safely had joint aspiration to avoid joint damage, according to recently published ...