The surgical treatment of a haemophilic pseudotumour in an extremity: a report of three cases with pathological fractures.
A haemophilic pseudotumour is a rare complication of haemophilia occurring in 1-2% of patients with a factor VIII or IX deficiency. This report presents three surgical cases of pseudotumours involved in a pathological fracture in the extremities. All cases showed a favourable post-operative course. If the preoperative management is appropriately designed, a limb salvage operation for a pathological fracture due to a pseudotumour could be carried out successfully. Before choosing amputation of a limb, the surgeon should consider the possibility of limb salvage.
Ishiguro
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University, School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Iwahori
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Y
Kato
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Ito
T
T
Kojima
T
T
Takamatsu
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J
Iwata
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H
D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D013848:Thigh / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome