Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1969;51:1423-1427.
© 1969 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Excision of a Pseudocyst of the Hand in a Hemophiliac (PTC-Deficiency)
USE OF A PLASMA THROMBOPLASTIN COMPONENT CONCENTRATE
W. L. BAYER M.D.1,
J. D. SHEA M.D.1,
D. C. CURIEL M.D.1,
I. L. F. SZETO M.D.1, and
J. H. LEWIS M.D.1
1 From the Departments of Medicine and of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, and the Central Blood Bank of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
A pseudocyst was successfully excised from the hand of a plasma thromboplastin component (IX) deficient patient. The coagulation defect was controlled by infusions of IX-rich plasma fraction.