Value of routine ultrasound in detecting early joint changes in children with haemophilia using the ‘Haemophilia Early Arthropathy Detection with UltraSound’ protocol

Abstract

Ultrasound abnormalities were found during routine evaluation of joints in children with haemophilia on prophylaxis. Most joints with ultrasound abnormalities showed low HJHS scores too. Ultrasound could be used to evaluate whether minimal losses of clinical function might be caused by anatomical changes.