Haemosiderotic synovitis (HS) is a rare synovial proliferative disease secondary to haemarthrosis, often with articular cartilage destruction. It is most frequently reported in patients with haemophiliacs, and the knee joint is most frequently affected. However, there are no reports on the elbow joint without haemophiliacs. A 60-year-old woman who had undergone osteosynthesis for a left radial head fracture 8 years earlier came to our clinic with left elbow pain. X-rays and CT scans showed osteopenia and osteoarthritic changes throughout the elbow joint. MRI revealed joint effusion and synovial membrane hyperplasia. Surgical synovectomy and screw removal were performed. The pathological diagnosis of the synovial membrane was HS. Postoperatively, the pain was relieved, osteopenia improved and there was no recurrence of symptoms. This is the first report of non-haemophilic HS of the elbow; post-traumatic HS caused elbow arthropathy, which was improved by screw removal and synovectomy. Level V (Therapeutic).
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