Steroid Potency Solubility Relative anti-inflammatory potency Hydrocortisone acetate Low Soluble 1 Methylprednisolone acetate Intermediate Soluble 5 Triamcinolone acetonide Intermediate Relatively insoluble 5 Betamethasone sodium phosphate and acetate High Combination 25…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Willm Uwe Kampen and Manfred Fischer (eds.)Local Treatment of Inflammatory Joint Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-16949-1_10 10. Risk of Cancer Induction Cuneyt Turkmen1 (1) Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul,…
Fig. 8.1 Clinical image of intense chronic synovitis in a young hemophiliac patient. The problem was treated by radiosynovectomy with Yttrium-90 In general, it is recommendable to perform a nonsurgical…
Fig. 9.1 Arthroscopic debridement of the ankle in a patient with advanced hemophilic arthropathy: preoperative lateral radiograph (a). Traction device used for the procedure (b). Anteromedial and anterolateral portals used…
Fig. 10.1 Hemophilic pseudotumor opened after surgical resection 10.4 Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis Patients present with painless palpable masses or with painful crises due to episodic acute bleeding into the…
Fig. 4.1 Anteroposterior (a) and lateral (b) lateral radiograph has to be turned 90º to the right, on the same way as a watch (arrows) One study assessing both intra-…
Alternatives Costs (€) Results (QALY) Increase of costs Increase of QALYs Cost/effectiveness ratio (€/QALY) No treatment 0 0 200,000 10 20,000 Secondary prophylaxis 200,000 10 On-demand treatment 100,000 9 100,000…
Fig. 12.1 Sixteen-year-old hemophilia patient with musculoskeletal impairment in several areas. Note the kyphoscoliosis, pelvic obliquity, arthropathy in both elbows and the left knee with reduced extension in these joints,…
Fig. 13.1 Advanced hemophilic elbow arthropathy in an adult hemophilic patient in our study who presented with intense joint pain Fig. 13.2 Knee from an adult hemophilic patient in our…
Fig. 7.1 (a) Preoperative radiograph of a 49-year-old patient with hip hemophiliac arthropathy. An osteopenic acetabulum and a funnel-shaped femoral canal can be observed. (b) Radiograph of the same patient…
