Synovectomy using samarium-153 hydroxyapatite in the elbows and ankles of patients with hemophilic arthropathy

This study aimed to evaluate synovectomy with samarium-153 hydroxyapatite (153Sm-HA) in synovitis of the elbows and ankles of hemophilic patients. The synovectomy was performed using 185 MBq of 153Sm-HA in 166 joints of 82 hemophilic patients, with a mean age of 24.4 years and follow-up of 12 and 42...

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Published in:	World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Main Authors:	José Manzzini Calegaro, Davi de Podestá Haje, Julian Machado, Mariana Sayago, Danielle de Landa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-01-01
Subjects:	hemophilic arthropathy radioactive synovectomy samarium-153 hydroxyapatite
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_91_16