Hemoglobinopathy is Associated With Total Hip Arthroplasty Indication Even Beyond Sickle Cell Anemia

Hemoglobinopathy is Associated With Total Hip Arthroplasty Indication Even Beyond Sickle Cell Anemia

Background: The extent to which hemoglobinopathies other than sickle anemia (HbSS) are associated with hip osteonecrosis is unknown. Sickle cell trait (HbS), hemoglobin SC (HbSC), and sickle/β-thalassemia (HbSβTh) may also predispose to osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH). We sought to compare...

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Main Authors: Maxwell J. Rakutt, BS, Daniel N. Bracey, MD, PhD, Anna Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc, Peter K. Sculco, MD, Franco M. Sabatini, MD, Cale A. Jacobs, PhD, Stephen T. Duncan, MD, David C. Landy, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-02-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Sickle cell disease
Hemoglobinopathy
Total hip arthroplasty
Osteonecrosis
Osteoarthritis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344122002394

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