ENTRAPMENT AND COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES OF THE UPPER-LIMB IN HEMOPHILIA

17 patients with haemophilia have been treated for a neurological defi cit of the upper limb. Four of the five entrapment neuropathies have b een operated upon, and only two patients recovered completely. Only tw o of the 12 patients with a compartment syndrome have been operated up on, and only two had sequelae. Clotting factor replacement is always i ndicated as primary treatment. Surgical release is indicated if the co ndition fails to improve. Late treatment was responsible for incomplet e recovery, whatever the cause of the nerve compression.