Musculoskeletal Complications Among Children with Sickle Cell Admitted in University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku - Ozalla Enugu: A 58 Month Review

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a genetic hematological disorder characterized by red blood cells that assume abnormal, rigid, and sickle shape. The musculoskeletal complications of SCA result from vessel occlusion, leading to tissue ischemia and infarction and progressive end organ damage....

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Main Authors: Chinawa, JM, Chukwu, BF, Ikefuna, AN, Emodi, IJ
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3868124/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24380009
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.122110
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