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11952852

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-15
pubmed:abstractText
In view of an increasing tendency in prosthetic management of haemophilic arthropathy, we intended to evaluate the efficacy of corrective osteotomy of the hip, specifically taking long-term clinical and radiographic results into consideration. Eleven hips affected by haemarthropathy in nine patients suffering from severe haemophilia A were treated with an intertrochanteric varus osteotomy. The average follow-up period was 15 small middle dot4 years. The preoperative clinical score of the Advisory Committee of the World Federation of Haemophilia was 5 small middle dot3 points (range 4-7) and the Pettersson score was 6 small middle dot4 points (range 2-10). The average WFH score at follow-up had increased to 3 small middle dot6 points. Seven hips showed clinical improvement, two hips showed a postoperative deterioration while a further two hips remained unchanged. The Petterson score increased to an average of 7 small middle dot7 points. Here the radiographs of six patients indicated postoperative deterioration, three remained unaltered and two showed improvement. Our study cannot conclusively answer whether intertrochanteric varus osteotomy for haemophilic arthropathy of the hip is always a feasible alternative to joint arthroplasty. The decision for or against this procedure must be individually assessed and the patient must be thoroughly informed about the advantages and disadvantages of both procedures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1351-8216
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
149-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term follow-up after intertrochanteric varus osteotomy for haemophilic arthropathy of the hip.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedics, University of Bonn, Germany. wallny@uni-bonn.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies