The Hemarthrosis-Simulating Knee Model: A Useful Tool for Individualized Education in Patients with Hemophilia (GEFACET Study).

Background: Hemophilic arthropathy is a major complication in patients with severe hemophilia. A plastic knee model has been developed for the therapeutic education of patients to promote improved care management and self-treatment skills. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of this hemarthrosis-simulating artificial knee (HSAK) on patients' knowledge of their disease and its treatment.

Choice of factor VIII/IX regimen in adolescents and young adults with severe or moderately severe haemophilia. A French national observational study (ORTHem 15-25).

Introduction: The value and challenges of long-term prophylaxis (LTP) in adolescents and young adults need further characterisation.

Aim: To determine the proportions of adolescents and young adults with severe or moderately severe haemophilia in France under LTP and treatment on demand (OD).

Methods: Patients 15 to 25years old with haemophilia A or B, factor VIII/IX ≤2% and no current inhibitor could be included if they had been under factor VIII/IX treatment at least 12months and kept a treatment and bleeding diary.