Total Knee Arthroplasty in Hemophilic Arthropathy

Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2015 Dec;44(12):E503-7.

Abstract

Hemophilic arthropathy of the knee is common among patients with hemophilia and is a major cause of severe joint pain and functional disability requiring total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We evaluated TKA outcomes and complications with a special focus on prosthetic survival and infection. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 74 patients with chronic hemophilic arthropathy of the knee treated with TKA (N = 88) over a 13-year period. The same type of implant was used in all cases. Fourteen patients had 2-stage bilateral TKAs. Mean patient age was 38.2 years (range, 24-73 years). Fourteen patients were positive for human immunodeficiency virus, and 32 for hepatitis C virus. Mean follow-up was 8 years (range, 1-13 years). The prosthetic survival rate with implant removal for any reason regarded as final endpoint was 92%. Causes of TKA failure were prosthetic joint infection (6.8%) and aseptic loosening (2.2%). Clinical outcomes of the primary TKAs in this series were good prosthetic survival and excellent pain relief. TKA infection continues to be a major concern for patients with hemophilia relative to patients without hemophilia.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Forecasting*
  • Hemophilia A / complications*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Joint Diseases / etiology
  • Joint Diseases / surgery*
  • Knee Prosthesis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Hemorrhage / epidemiology*
  • Prognosis
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Retrospective Studies
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult