Interposition arthroplasty in the management of advanced haemophilic arthropathy of the elbow
- 1 August 1983
- journal article
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 65-B (4) , 436-440
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.65b4.6874715
Abstract
Six patients with severe haemophilic arthropathy of the elbow have been treated by limited excision arthroplasty using a sheet of silicone rubber as an interposition membrane. There were no complications. The symptoms and signs before and after operation have been assessed using the grading system advocated recently by the World Federation of Haemophilia. In all cases there was relief of pain and increased movement. Moreover, the subsequent incidence of spontaneous haemorrhage into the elbow has been reduced with considerable cost benefit.Keywords
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