Diagnosis and Symptomatology: True or False:
If a hemophiliac has hemarthrosis, and the joint is in contracture (forced contraction of the muscle) , it should be gradually put into a state of gentile extension to prevent permanent contracture.

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True or False: 
If a hemophiliac has hemarthrosis, and the joint is in contracture (forced contraction of the muscle) , it should be gradually put into a state of gentile extension to prevent permanent contracture.

Alexandra Jessie Wilson · Accepted Answer

True; generally this is true for everyone, unless advised by a medical doctor.

Diagnosis and Symptomatology

True or False: If a hemophiliac has hemarthrosis, and the joint is in contracture (forced contraction of the muscle) , it should be gradually put into a state of gentile extension to prevent permanent contracture.

True; generally this is true for everyone, unless advised by a medical doctor.

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