Orthopedic management in hemophilia: a Spanish outlook. 2008

E Carlos Rodriguez-Merchan
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopedics and Hemophilia Unit, La Paz University Hospital, and Associate Professor of Orthopedics, Autonoma University, Madrid, Spain. rmerchan@arrakis.es

Hematologists are of the opinion that orthopedic surgeons will eventually not be required in the clinical management of patients with hemophilia. Although such a belief is indicative of a strong desire to end the orthopedic complications associated with hemophilia, this has yet to become reality. Current knowledge and appropriate prophylactic treatment have the potential to reduce the level of orthopedic problems affecting hemophilia patients, but optimal therapy cannot be implemented globally. The Spanish Health System places no restrictions on the treatment of patients with hemophilia, and consequently children with this condition have better musculoskeletal status than their counterparts of 30 years ago. Unfortunately, older patients continue to present with severe articular deformities that require the intervention of an orthopedic surgeon. This article considers surgical techniques used to address orthopedic problems associated with hemophilia, and reviews procedures frequently performed in Spanish clinics. These include arthrocenteses, radioactive synoviortheses, arthroscopic synovectomies and articular debridements, tendon lengthening, alignment osteotomies, joint arthroplasties, opening of compartment syndromes, and removal of pseudotumors.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006395 Hemarthrosis Bleeding into the joints. It may arise from trauma or spontaneously in patients with hemophilia. Hemarthroses
D006467 Hemophilia A The classic hemophilia resulting from a deficiency of factor VIII. It is an inherited disorder of blood coagulation characterized by a permanent tendency to hemorrhage. Factor VIII Deficiency,Hemophilia,Autosomal Hemophilia A,Classic Hemophilia,Deficiency, Factor VIII,Factor 8 Deficiency, Congenital,Factor VIII Deficiency, Congenital,Haemophilia,Hemophilia A, Congenital,Hemophilia, Classic,As, Autosomal Hemophilia,Autosomal Hemophilia As,Classic Hemophilias,Congenital Hemophilia A,Congenital Hemophilia As,Hemophilia A, Autosomal,Hemophilia As,Hemophilia As, Autosomal,Hemophilia As, Congenital,Hemophilias, Classic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013030 Spain Country located between France on the northeast and Portugal on the west and bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The capital is Madrid. Balearic Islands,Canary Islands
D016916 Joint Deformities, Acquired Deformities acquired after birth as the result of injury or disease. The joint deformity is often associated with rheumatoid arthritis and leprosy. Acquired Joint Deformities,Acquired Joint Deformity,Deformities, Acquired Joint,Deformity, Acquired Joint,Joint Deformity, Acquired
D019637 Orthopedic Procedures Procedures used to treat and correct deformities, diseases, and injuries to the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM, its articulations, and associated structures. Orthopedic Surgery,Surgery, Orthopedic,Orthopedic Rehabilitation Surgery,Orthopedic Surgical Procedures,Orthopedic Procedure,Orthopedic Rehabilitation Surgeries,Orthopedic Surgeries,Orthopedic Surgical Procedure,Procedure, Orthopedic,Procedure, Orthopedic Surgical,Procedures, Orthopedic,Procedures, Orthopedic Surgical,Rehabilitation Surgeries, Orthopedic,Rehabilitation Surgery, Orthopedic,Surgeries, Orthopedic,Surgeries, Orthopedic Rehabilitation,Surgery, Orthopedic Rehabilitation,Surgical Procedure, Orthopedic,Surgical Procedures, Orthopedic

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