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[Distribution and extent of hemophilic arthropathy in adulthood in severe factor VIII deficiency]
J Hamel1, H Pohlmann, W Schramm
1Orthopädische Poliklinik d. LMU München.
This study deals with the distribution and extent of hemophilic arthropathy in 52 adult patients suffering from severe hemophilia A. A clinical and radiological score-evaluation of knee, ankle and elbow joints was undertaken, 4.7 of 6 examined joints proved to be affected in the third life-decade in the average, the extent of destruction being most pronounced at the knee joints. A rather close correlation of clinical and radiological signs was found to exist only related to the knee joints.
This study deals with the distribution and extent of hemophilic arthropathy in 52 adult patients suffering from severe hemophilia A. A clinical and radiological score-evaluation of knee, ankle and elbow joints was undertaken, 4.7 of 6 examined joints proved to be affected in the third life-decade in the average, the extent of destruction being most pronounced at the knee joints. A rather close correlation of clinical and radiological signs was found to exist only related to the knee joints.