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The surgical treatment of a haeophilic pseudotumour in an extremity: a report of three cases with pathological fractures
Author(s) -
Naoki Ishiguro,
Yusuke Iwahori,
Takehito Kato,
Takashi Ito,
Takao Kojima,
Junki Takamatsu,
Hiroji Iwata
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
haemophilia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.213
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1365-2516
pISSN - 1351-8216
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2516.1998.00163.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pathological , amputation , surgery , haemophilia , complication , radiology , pathology
A haeophilic 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.