Sarfraz Ahmad Cheema
Sara Hospital Islamabad and Addiction Treatment Center, Pakistan
Title: Total knee replacement in Haemophilia.
Biography
Biography: Sarfraz Ahmad Cheema
Abstract
Total knee replacement is an operation frequently needed by haemophilia patients. Which greatly improves their quality of life? This operation however carries a higher risk of bleeding and infection for haemophiliacs than it does for osteoarthritis sufferers. It is advisable to implant prosthetic components using antibiotic - loaded cement. It is essential to maintain a level of 100% of the replacement clotting factor for 02 weeks. Haematological treatment must be established, depending on the patient factor levels and other pharmacokinetic parameters such as recovery and half-life, optimal doses and treatment time. It is preferable to use General anaesthesia due to the risk of spinal bleeding. The lifespan of total knee replacement in haemophilic patients is shorter than in patients of the increased risk of infection.