Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease: A Review

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder of abnormal haemoglobin commonly encountered in the West African sub-region. It has varied osteoarticular and non-osseous complications that mimic some surgical conditions. The most common orthopaedic complications include avascular necrosis, osteom...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Vaishya, Raju, Agarwal, Amit Kumar, Edomwonyi, Edwin O, Vijay, Vipul
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2015
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Pathology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4659689/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26623213
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.358
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