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Appropriate management of elbow problems in hemophilic patients includes coordinated care with an emphasis in adequate preventive measures. If conservative management of bleeding episodes fails, synovectomy, with or without radial head resection, decreases the number of bleeding episodes and improves function, specifically forearm rotation. Arthroplasty is reserved for the more advanced arthropathy cases that are willing to comply with postoperative restrictions, but it improves pain management and function at the cost of an increased rate of complications.
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Barco-Laakso, R., Antuña, S., Rodríguez-Merchán, E.C. (2015). Surgery of the Elbow in Hemophilia. In: Rodríguez-Merchán, E. (eds) Joint Surgery in the Adult Patient with Hemophilia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10780-6_6
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