Knee radiosynovectomy with 153Sm-hydroxyapatite compared to 90Y-hydroxyapatite: initial results of a prospective trial.
Allan O SantosJanaina Bosso da Silva RicciardiRodrigo Gonçalves PagnanoLuis Fernando M PereiraEmerson T SakumaMargareth M N MatsudaEmerson Soares BernardesElaine Bortoleti de AraújoSérgio Q BrunettoMaria Emilia Seren TakahashiEdna M BrunettoRoberto ZulliMargareth Castro OzeloElba C S C EtchebeherePublished in: Annals of nuclear medicine (2021)
Knee radiosynovectomy with 153Sm-HyA is safe, reduces hemarthrosis episodes after 12 months of treatments, especially in adults/adolescents and even with grades III/IV arthropathy, similar to 90Y-HyA. 90Y-HyA seems to promote better hemarthrosis control in small children.