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Joint debridement for haemophilic arthropathy of the knee

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Joint debridement was performed for advanced haemophilic arthropathy of the knee in eleven patients. Follow up was for an average of 5.4 years and the results were evaluated retrospectively by the Hospital for Special Surgery disability score sheet. The clinical results were excellent in four, good in five and fair in two. Debridement should be considered in the young haemophiliac to avoid, or delay, total knee arthroplasty. The operation may give the patient years of life without pain and it appears to slow the development of radiographic changes.

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Les auteurs présentent les résultats de onze interventions de nettoyage du genou avec remodelage, réalisées au cours d'une période de 15 ans. L'âge moyen des hémophiles au moment de l'opération était de 28 ans, le recul moyen des observations est de 5.4 ans. Les résultats cliniques ont été évalués selon la cotation HSS: quatre sont excellents, cinq bons et deux médiocres. Ces résultats montrent que le nettoyage du genou des hémophiles constitue un traitement efficace des articulations douloureuses avec détérioration radiologique avancée. Il peut ralentir le cours naturel de l'évolution et retarder la nécessité d'une arthroplastie totale du genou chez le jeune hémophile.

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Merchan, E.C.R., Magallon, M. & Galindo, E. Joint debridement for haemophilic arthropathy of the knee. International Orthopaedics 18, 135–138 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00192468

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