Predictors of Abnormal Bone Mass Density in Adult Patients with Homozygous Sickle-Cell Disease

Background Adult patients with sickle-cell disease (SCD) often have multiple bone compactions causing tissue hypoxia and osteonecrosis. The impact on bone abnormalities lesion detected by bone mass density is not well defined. Aim The study is a cross sectional, perspective was designed to assess th...

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Main Authors: Taysir S. Garadah, Adia B. Hassan, Ahmed A. Jaradat, Diab E. Diab, Hiba O. Kalafalla, Adel K. Kalifa, Reginald P. sequeira, Abdul Hameed A. Alawadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMED.S24501