Osteonecrosis of the hip in sickle-cell disease associated with tuberculous arthritis
โ Scribed by G. Varango; I. Bamba; M. Kodo; A. Dao; Y. Lambin
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 125 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0341-2695
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Sickle-cell disease (SCD) is the most common cause of avascular necrosis (AVN) of the hip in childhood. It results in significant physical impairment and chronic pain, and often progresses to require hip replacement. Conservative therapy is ineffective. We evaluated whether core decompression can ar
Patients with sickle cell disease are more susceptible to osteomyelitis and septic arthritis than the population at large. Seventy eight patients with these conditions were admitted to our hospital from April 1988 to March 1991. Thirty had sickle cell disease, 14 had the sickle cell trait and 34 had