Blood Res.  2018 Dec;53(4):333-334. 10.5045/br.2018.53.4.333.

Price of PRICE (Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation) redefined: a case of entrapment neuropathy in an individual with hemophilia

• Patra PC
• Mandal PK
• Gantait D
• Bhowmik A
• Chakrabarti P

• KMID: 2429310
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5045/br.2018.53.4.333

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Hemophilia A*
Ice*
Ice

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Clawing of all fingers and bluish appearance of the palm (at presentation).

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  Fig. 2 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showing the presence of intra-articular collection in the wrist and neurovascular plane.

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  Fig. 3 With regular clotting factor replacement and physiotherapy, significant clinical improvement and movement in the small joints of the hand improved. No residual neurological deficit was observed after 4 weeks.

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