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Research Article: Total hip and knee arthroplasty in HIV- and HCV-positive hemophilia patients: short term follow-up of 14 patients

Date Published: 2023-12-06

Abstract:
Haemophilic arthropathy (HA) is a common comorbidity of haemophilia. Some people with haemophilia (PWH) were human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive. Arthroplasty is an effective treatment for end-stage HA. This study was carried out to report the effectiveness and satisfaction following total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in PWH with HIV.

Introduction:
Haemophilia is a hereditary hemorrhagic disease characterised by the deficiency of one of the coagulation factors, including factor VIII (FVIII) in haemophilia A and factor IX (FIX) in hemophilia B [1]. A prevalence of 29.6 cases per 100,000 males for haemophilia A and B combined with the current world population estimate of 7.5 billion (3.8 billion males) generates an estimated 1,125,000 males with haemophilia [2]. Recurrent spontaneous episodes of bleeding, such as musculoskeletal system bleeding or viscera…

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