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A study among PwH attending a clinic in Assam, India, recommends combining clinical and radiological tools (e.g. using HJHS and FISH with HEAD-US) as a cheap and reliable option for assessing joint health consistently in resource-constrained settings
Figure 1
Distribution of target joints in study participants with severe, moderate and mild factor deficiency (n=57)
Figure 2
Correlation between Petersson score and Annual Bleeding Rate (ABR) (n=67)
Figure 3
Correlation between Petersson score and age (years) (n=67)
Figure 4
Correlation between Hemophilia Joint Health Score (HJHS) and HEAD-US score (n=67)
Figure 5
Correlation between Hemophilia Joint Health Score (HJHS) and Pettersson score (n=67)
Figure 6
Correlation between Functional Independence Score (FISH) and HEAD-US score (n=67)
Figure 7
Comparison of mean HEAD-US, FISH, Pettersson and HJHS scores with factor activity level (n=67)
Figure 8
Comparison of mean ABR, AJBR and ATJBR with factor activity level (n=67)
Figure 9
Comparison of mean age, ABR, number of target joints, FISH and HJHS in inhibitor and non-inhibitor groups (n=67)
Participant demographics (n=67)
NUMBER (N)
PERCENTAGE (%)
Age
12–19
31
46.27%
20–29
25
37.31%
30–39
8
11.94%
40–49
3
4.48%
>50
0
0
Gender
Male
65
97.01%
Female
2
2.99%
Haemophilia type
Haemophilia A
57
85.07%
Haemophilia B
9
13.43%
Acquired haemophilia
1
1.49%
Haemophilia severity*
Severe
38
56.72%
Haemophilia A
32
47.76%
Haemophilia B
6
8.96%
Moderate
11
16.42%
Haemophilia A
9
13.43%
Haemophilia B
2
2.99%
Mild
17
25.37%
Haemophilia A
16
23.88%
Haemophilia B
1
1.49%
Mean and median values of HEAD-US, Pettersson, FISH and HJHS scores and annual bleed rate (ABR) in study participants with severe, moderate and mild factor deficiency (n=67)