Revision Arthroplasty in the Haemophiliac Patient
Arthroplasty in the haemophiliac patient is associated with higher rates of infection and is traditionally performed in a younger age group. Despite this there is little evidence in the literature regarding revision arthroplasty in this cohort of patients. We describe the case of a periprosthetic fr...
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author | A. P. Molloy B. J. O'Neill L. Molloy B. White H. Smyth T. Mc. Carthy |
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description | Arthroplasty in the haemophiliac patient is associated with higher rates of infection and is traditionally performed in a younger age group. Despite this there is little evidence in the literature regarding revision arthroplasty in this cohort of patients. We describe the case of a periprosthetic fracture in a haemophiliac patient requiring revision arthroplasty, who did not consent to receiving blood products due to religious beliefs, with a successful outcome. |
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spelling | doaj-art-40d51202d8e546b7ac5ad890f5ec968a2025-02-03T06:01:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572013-01-01201310.1155/2013/348080348080Revision Arthroplasty in the Haemophiliac PatientA. P. Molloy0B. J. O'Neill1L. Molloy2B. White3H. Smyth4T. Mc. Carthy5Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, IrelandNational Centre for Inherited Coagulation Disorders, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, IrelandArthroplasty in the haemophiliac patient is associated with higher rates of infection and is traditionally performed in a younger age group. Despite this there is little evidence in the literature regarding revision arthroplasty in this cohort of patients. We describe the case of a periprosthetic fracture in a haemophiliac patient requiring revision arthroplasty, who did not consent to receiving blood products due to religious beliefs, with a successful outcome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/348080 |
spellingShingle | A. P. Molloy B. J. O'Neill L. Molloy B. White H. Smyth T. Mc. Carthy Revision Arthroplasty in the Haemophiliac Patient Case Reports in Orthopedics |
title | Revision Arthroplasty in the Haemophiliac Patient |
title_full | Revision Arthroplasty in the Haemophiliac Patient |
title_fullStr | Revision Arthroplasty in the Haemophiliac Patient |
title_full_unstemmed | Revision Arthroplasty in the Haemophiliac Patient |
title_short | Revision Arthroplasty in the Haemophiliac Patient |
title_sort | revision arthroplasty in the haemophiliac patient |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/348080 |
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