Total knee replacement in hemophilia.
Hemophilia produces severe destruction of the knee joint resulting frequently in intractable pain. Total knee replacement with synovectomy can be safely performed with the proper use of blood concentrates. Four Modular knee replacements were performed on three patients without complications, and at follow up of two years or more, the patients were pain free but one had an occasional recurrence of bleeding in the joint.
D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001178:Arthroplasty; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000074402:Synovectomy