Designer orthopaedic surgery in a patient with anti-Vel antibodies.
The authors present a rare case of anti-Vel antibodies in a patient who underwent a shoulder replacement with a custom designed procedure which involved combination of autologous blood pre-deposit, pre-operative haemodilution and resurfacing arthroplasty.
Syed
Shakir
S
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic, The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom. drshakirsyed@yahoo.com
Bhatti
Arshad
A
Shah
M M
MM
D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000379:methods*; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods*; D006438:Hemodilution; D006801:Humans; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D012785:Shoulder Joint
D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D007518:Isoantibodies