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What if Hemophilic Joint Damage Isn’t as Irreversible as We Thought? – RPTH Journal
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Feb 13, 2026, 13:53

What if Hemophilic Joint Damage Isn’t as Irreversible as We Thought? – RPTH Journal

RPTH Journal shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article by Parthiv Sheth et al, adding:

“What if hemophilic joint damage isn’t as irreversible as we thought?

For decades, hemophilic arthropathy has been viewed as a one-way path: bleed to damage, damage to progression.

This new longitudinal ultrasound study challenges that narrative.

Using the JADE musculoskeletal ultrasound protocol, researchers followed adults with hemophilia for up to 3 years and tracked cartilage, bone, and soft-tissue changes across elbows, knees, and ankles.

Here’s the surprising part։

  • Joint tissues showed dynamic plasticity over time
  • Some unhealthy joints actually showed signs of repair
  • Hemarthrosis was linked to cartilage thinning and increased PRO-C4 biomarker turnover
  • PRO-C4 may signal ongoing synovial vascular remodeling and subclinical bleeding
  • Clinical scores barely changed — while ultrasound detected subclinical tissue trajectories

Translation:

  • We may finally have tools to see joint biology evolving in real time — not just the end-stage damage.

This work reframes hemophilic arthropathy as a dynamic, remodeling disease, opening the door to earlier intervention, better monitoring, and new outcome measures for trials.”

Tilte: Joint tissue plasticity in hemophilia: insights from the Joint Activity and Damage Exam ultrasound protocol

Authors: Parthiv Sheth, Khang Tong, Bilgimol Chumappumkal Joseph, Tina Manon-Jensen, Michael Glenzer, Isaac Nwi-Mozu, Peter Aguero, Bruno Steiner, Cindy Bailey, Doris V. Quon, Rebecca Kruse-Jarres, Euyhyun Lee, Morten Asser Karsdal, Lin Liu, Annette von Drygalski

Read the Full Article on RPTH Journal.

What if Hemophilic Joint Damage Isn’t as Irreversible as We Thought? - RPTH Journal

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