Bilateral THA in the same sitting for avascular necrosis of the head of the femur in sickle cell patient: our African experience.
J Biol Regul Homeost Agents
; 34(4 Suppl. 3): 111-114. Congress of the Italian Orthopaedic Research Society, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
Sickle cell anemia is protective against the malaria protozoan. The heterozygous form of the disease is not fatal, and may cause musculoskeletal disorders when sickling occurs, and small vessels are occluded. When the head of the femur is involved, this may result in hip arthritis, often bilateral, at a young age. This article describes three patients in whom bilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA) was performed in the context of a humanitarian mission in Togo, Africa.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Artroplastia de Quadril
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Necrose da Cabeça do Fêmur
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Anemia Falciforme
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Humans
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En
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J Biol Regul Homeost Agents
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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BIOQUIMICA
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article
País de afiliação:
Itália