Open AccessOrthopaedic procedures in haemophilia
Author(s) -
Anna Rosa Rizzo,
Manuel Zago,
Christian Carulli,
Massimo Innocenti
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.314
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1971-3266
pISSN - 1724-8914
DOI - 10.11138/ccmbm/2017.14.1.197
Subject(s) - haemophilia , medicine , arthropathy , osteoporosis , quality of life (healthcare) , orthopedic surgery , surgery , physical therapy , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine , pathology , nursing
Haemophilia may nowadays be considered an "ortho paedic" disease given due to the involvement of musculoskeletal system in almost all haemophilic subjects. The modern haematological prophylaxis has dramatically improved the quality of life reducing bleedings and life-threatening complications; however, joint bleedings, progressive and irreversible arthropathy and osteoporosis are still now common challenging issues to be faced. One of the tissues involved by Haemophilia is the bone, particularly in the periarticular zone: poor bone quality and decrease of bone stock are typical patterns, and the worse is the arthropathy, the greater the bone loss. The orthopaedic management of such condition is now mandatory and characterized by several surgical techniques. The purpose of this work is to provide an overview of these options derived from our experience in managing haemophilic patients.