Non-operative treatment of flexion contracture of the knee in haemophilia

被引：23

作者：

Fernandez-Palazzi, F

Battistella, LR

机构：

[1] Hosp San Juan de Dios, Orthopaed Serv C, Natl Haemophilia Treatment Ctr, Orthopaed Unit, Caracas, Venezuela

[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Med, Hosp Clin, Rehabil Ctr, Sao Paulo, Brazil

来源：

HAEMOPHILIA | 1999年 / 5卷

关键词：

haemophilia; knee; flexion contracture; serial casting; extension/de-subluxation devices;

D O I：

10.1046/j.1365-2516.1999.0050s1020.x

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

For the non-operative treatment of flexion contracture of the haemophilic knee we have used serial casting and wedging in 58 patients, and extension/desubluxation orthoses in 13 patients. On average it was possible to achieve -5 degrees 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/desubluxation hinges or serial casting were similar. Both methods have been shown to result in significant improvement in joint contracture.

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页码：20 / 24

页数：5