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Osteonecrosis of the humeral head in sickle cell disease.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research - 1 Apr 1993
Milner P F, Kraus A P, Sebes J I, Sleeper L A, Dukes K A, Embury S H, Bellevue R, Koshy M, Moohr J W, Smith J
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence and incidence of osteonecrosis (ON) of the humeral head in sickle cell disease was determined by a study of 2524 patients who were entered into a prospective study and followed for an average of 5.6 years. At entry, 5.6% had roentgenographic evidence of ON in one or both shoulders. There was little difference in age-adjusted prevalence among genotypes, but there were striking differences in...
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