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Osteonecrosis of the femoral head in sickle cell disease: prevalence, comorbidities, and surgical outcomes in California
11 Jul 2017
Abstract excerpt
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a prevalent complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that has not been well described in population-based cohort studies. Using California's Office of Statewide Planning and Development discharge databases (1991-2013), we estimated the cumulative incidence of ONFH after accounting for the competing risk of death and used a multivariable Cox proportional hazards...
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