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Tendon Lengthening in Volkmann’s Ischemic Contractures in Hemophilia

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Orthopedic Surgery in Patients with Hemophilia

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  • Generally in patients that show a contracture in the flexion of the finger flexor apparatus, but also have a good perception, positioning, and sensibility of the hand [1].

  • Volkmann’s ischemic contractures, flexion contractures in cerebral palsy [2].

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  1. Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, “Juan A. Fernandez” Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Hernan Blanchetiere, Ana Laura Douglas Price & Enrique Pener

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  1. Department of Orthopedics, Hemophilia Foundation and General Hospital de Agudos “Juan A. Fernandez”, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Horacio A. Caviglia

  2. Hemophilic Arthropathy Treatment Centre “Maria Grazia Gatti Randi”, Milan, Italy

    Luigi Piero Solimeno

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Blanchetiere, H., Price, A.L.D., Pener, E. (2008). Tendon Lengthening in Volkmann’s Ischemic Contractures in Hemophilia. In: Caviglia, H.A., Solimeno, L.P. (eds) Orthopedic Surgery in Patients with Hemophilia. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0854-0_16

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