Abstract
Haemophilic arthropathy of the elbow is a rare cause of elbow pain in children and adolescents. The purpose of this study is to determine the MR appearance of the spectrum of lesions found in haemophilic arthropathy of the elbow at initial MR imaging. It is important to be aware of the early changes in this entity, since early diagnosis and treatment of the disease may prevent progressive joint destruction.
Highlights
Haemophilic arthropathy of the elbow is a rare cause of elbow pain in children and adolescents
Patients with haemophilia presenting with elbow lesions in the setting of acute musculoskeletal trauma patients were identified meeting the first age of life and received facwere excluded (Fig. 1-5)
Joint effusion was identified in 10 patients (83%)
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the MR appearance of the spectrum of lesions found in haemophilic arthropathy of the elbow at initial MR imaging. The aim of this study is to define the MR imaging features of HA arthropathy of the elbow at initial MR imaging
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