ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2015
Arthroscopic partial anterior synovectomy of the knee on patients with haemophilia.
Article in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Second-Look Arthroscopy Revealing Cartilage Coverage Following Arthroscopic Synovectomy in Severe Hemophilic Arthropathy of the Knee: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Clinical outcomes of arthroscopic synovectomy for adolescent or young adult patients with advanced haemophilic arthropathy.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2018Article
- Vicious cycle of multiple invasive treatments in a hemophilic inhibitor positive child with resistant knee flexion contracture, a case report.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2013Article
- Subjective results of joint lavage and viscosupplementation in hemophilic arthropathy.Acta ortopedica brasileiraArticle
- Activities of Daily Living and Quality of Life After Orthopaedic Surgery for Haemophilic Arthropathy: A Scoping Review.Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of HemophiliaArticle
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Abstract
purposeThis study assessed the results of two-portal knee arthroscopic synovectomy in terms of bleeding recurrence, knee function, quality of life (QOL), and radiographic staging in a prospective case series of patients with haemophilia.
methodsNine knees from eight patients (median age 16.1 years; range 9.6-25 years) with haemophilia and recurrent knee haemarthrosis were prospectively evaluated. Yearly recurrence of bleeding was evaluated once a year for 5 years postoperatively. Range of motion (ROM) and radiographic staging, as well as results of the short form (SF)-36 and subjective knee form of the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaires, were evaluated before surgery and at the end of follow-up.
resultsMean bleeding recurrence was significantly reduced during the 5-year follow-up period. Questionnaire results showed significant improvements (IKDC P = 0.015, WOMAC P = 0.011, and SF-36 P = 0.023), whereas ROM was not significantly affected. Arthropathy progressed from Arnold-Hilgartner radiographic stage III to stage IV (P = 0.0082).
conclusionsTwo-portal knee arthroscopic synovectomy was effective at reducing bleeding recurrence and improving knee function and QOL in patients with haemophilia, but did not interrupt the progression of radiographic changes.
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