Thirty four patients with chronic haemophilic arthropathy (25 grade III and 9 grade IV), having all axial deformities, muscular atrophy, and limitation of range of motion in the joint (31 knees, 2 ankles and 2 shoulders) were injected intrarticulary at 3 weeks interval with a long standing cortisone from 1 to 9 injections. Subjective and objective evaluation parameters were assessed considering as good no pain, increase range of motion and normal activity of daily life; fair with less pain, same range of motion and slight diminution of activity of daily life; and bad with persistence of pain, less range of motion and greater diminution of activity. We obtained in subjective evaluation 19 good results, 12 fair, and 4 bad; in objective evaluation we obtained 22 good results, 9 fair, and 4 bad. In conclusion, intrarticular cortisone seems to be a reliable treatment of chronic haemophilic arthropathy.

Thirty four patients with chronic haemophilic arthropathy (25 grade III and 9 grade IV), having all axial deformities, muscular atrophy, and limitation of range of motion in the joint (31 knees, 2 ankles and 2 shoulders) were injected intrarticulary at 3 weeks interval with a long standing cortisone from 1 to 9 injections. Subjective and objective evaluation parameters were assessed considering as good no pain, increase range of motion and normal activity of daily life; fair with less pain, same range of motion and slight diminution of activity of daily life; and bad with persistence of pain, less range of motion and greater diminution of activity. We obtained in subjective evaluation 19 good results, 12 fair, and 4 bad; in objective evaluation we obtained 22 good results, 9 fair, and 4 bad. In conclusion, intrarticular cortisone seems to be a reliable treatment of chronic haemophilic arthropathy.