Analysis of 16 teenage patients with sickle cell anemia and musculoskeletal complications

Analysis of 16 teenage patients with sickle cell anemia and musculoskeletal complications

Background: Sickle cell anemia is a genetic hematological disorder characterized by red blood cell abnormalities including rigidity and sickling. Once a sufficient number of rigid sickle cells are formed, microvascular occlusion would result that leads to tissue ischemia and infarction and progressi...

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Main Authors: Aref Hosseinian Amiri, Ramin Shekarriz, Maryam Yazdanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences
Subjects:
Hemoglobinopathy
musculoskeletal complications
sickle cell anemia
Online Access:http://www.jdrntruhs.org/article.asp?issn=2277-8632;year=2016;volume=5;issue=2;spage=111;epage=114;aulast=Amiri

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