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Non‐operative treatment of flexion contracture of the knee in haemophilia
Author(s) -
FernandezPalazzi F.,
Battistella L.R.
Publication year - 1999
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.1365-2516.1999.0050s1020.x
Subject(s) - medicine , contracture , subluxation , knee flexion , joint contracture , surgery , knee joint , haemophilia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , alternative medicine , pathology
For the non‐operative treatment of flexion contracture of the haemophilic knee we have used serial casting and wedging in 58 patients, and extension/de‐subluxation orthoses in 13 patients. On average it was possible to achieve ‐5° of extension by 4 weeks, with only a little improvement in the following 4 weeks. The short‐to medium‐term results using either the extension/de‐subluxation hinges or serial casting were similar. Both methods have been shown to result in significant improvement in joint contracture.