Pre-operative synovial hyperaemia in haemophilia patients undergoing total knee replacement and the effects of genicular artery embolization: A retrospective cohort study.

Wouter FoppenIrene C van der SchaafFlora H P van LeeuwenDavid H VerlindLize F D van VulpenH Charles VogelyMaarten W Barentsz

Published in: Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia (2023)

One-third of patients with haemophilia requiring a TKR had moderate or severe synovial hyperaemia which can be reduced safely by Genicular Artery Embolization prior to TKR. Three-month postoperative bleeding appears to occur independently of the presence of residual mild synovial hyperaemia.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
radiofrequency ablation
total knee arthroplasty
atrial fibrillation
early onset
high intensity
drug induced