With increasing recognition of the complications related to coagulopathies, it is of paramount importance for all orthopedic surgeons to possess a basic knowledge of common bleeding disorders. The evaluation of the coagulopathic patient requires a careful history, physical examination, and laboratory evaluation. Bleeding disorders commonly include quantitative and qualitative platelet and coagu...

The precise diagnosis of a severe haemorrhagic disorder is usually not too problematic. However, physicians are most often faced with individuals consulting for mild haemorrhagic symptoms, particularly occurring after a surgical intervention. The problem here is to evaluate whether this person really has a bleeding disorder requiring special investigations and treatments, particularly if anothe...

Recent years are witnessing key developments in treatment approaches for congenital bleeding disorders (CBD), in particular the hemophilias, but also other factor deficiencies.1,2 Moreover, cooperative multinational efforts are providing advances in our knowledge of pathophysiological, clinical, and management aspects of these disorders, including the more rare abnormalities.3–6 However, despit...