Yttrium-90 Synovectomy in Hemophilic Arthropathy: An Institutional Experience for 15 Years.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of Yttrium-90 (Y-90) radiation synovectomy in decreasing the recurrent bleeding episodes in hemophilic joints.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS:

A retrospective analysis of patients who had Y-90 synovectomy from January 2001 to January 2016 was done. Among them, patients with minimum follow-up of 6 months were selected. The response in terms of decrease in the number of bleeding episodes was evaluated.

RESULTS:

A total of 167 patients (243 joints) with hemophilia had radiation synovectomy over 15 years. Those with a minimum follow-up of 6 months were 155 joints (115 patients). The age ranged from 5 to 43 years and included 113 male and two female patients. Data for 11 joints were unavailable as these patients were lost to follow-up. The assessment of response for the remaining 144 joints was done based on the data available for different follow-up periods. They were divided into the following - 7 months to 2 years (89 joints), 3-5 years (6 joints), 6-10 years (39 joints), and above 11 years (10 joints). Overall, 37.4% of the joints had complete response, 56% had partial response, and 6% of the joints had no response.

CONCLUSION:

Radiation synovectomy is a noninvasive and effective modality which decreases the bleeding episodes in hemophiliac joints and improves the quality of life remarkably.

• Authors: Saumya Sara Sunny, Julie Hephzibah, Nylla Shanthly, Regi Oommen, David Mathew, Aby Abraham
• Journal: Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India (Indian J Nucl Med) 2020 Apr-Jun Vol. 35 Issue 2 Pg. 143-146 ISSN: 0972-3919 [Print] India
• PMID: 32351269 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright: © 2020 Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine.