Abstract

We believe that total knee replacement (TKR) is a safe and effective procedure for the management of haemophiliac joint arthropathy; however, the increased risk of infection and non-infective complications remain a cause for concern. TKR in haemophilic patients carries with it an increased risk of post-operative infection in comparison to non-haemophiliac patients. Those patients at particular risk are the HIV-positive haemophiliac patients whose CD4 count is less than 200 cells mm-3. The latest techniques have gone a long way to reducing the complication rate and to achieving results that match those of a similar non-haemophiliac population.

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