C. Dumontier et al., ENTRAPMENT AND COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES OF THE UPPER-LIMB IN HEMOPHILIA, Journal of hand surgery. British volume, 19B(4), 1994, pp. 427-429
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.