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ULTRASOUND IN THE ASSESSMENT OF SYNOVIAL THICKENING IN THE HEMOPHILIC KNEE
Author(s) -
WYLD P. J.,
DAWSON K. P.,
CHISHOLM R. J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1984.tb05028.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , arthropathy , thickening , knee joint , radiology , surgery , hemarthrosis , synovial joint , osteoarthritis , pathology , articular cartilage , chemistry , alternative medicine , polymer science
Two patients with severe hemophilic arthropathy of the knee were studied using ultrasound. Post‐operative confirmation of the ultrasound findings is presented. The possible role of ultrasound in the assessment and management of joint disease in hemophilia is discussed.