The osteoarticular involvement in sickle cell disease has been poorly studied and it is mainly
characterized by osteonecrosis, osteomyelitis and arthritis. The most frequent complications …

In sickle cell disease, various disturbances commonly affect the bones and joints. Vaso-
occlusive events in blood vessels that traverse the bones cause acute and chronic morbidity …

Introduction Stem cell therapy with bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells (BMMCs) is an
option for improving joint function in osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH). Bone …

Objective: The aim of this study is to describe the pattern of presentation osteoarthritic
patients with sickle cell disorder (SCD) in our environment, determine the implant sizes …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic trouble of the hemoglobin synthesis inherited as an
autosomal recessive trait, whose prevalence can vary from 5 to 25% in the different parts of …

Total hip replacement (THR) still is a rare intervention in many African countries. In Burkina
Faso it is not performed on a regular basis. A visiting programme for THR was started in a …

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease in which
a mutation occurs in the β-globin chain gene, resulting in abnormal hemoglobin levels. In an …

Female rats develop haemolytic anaemia and disseminated thrombosis and infarction in
multiple organs, including bone, when exposed to 2-butoxyethanol (BE). There is growing …

We retrospectively assessed the clinical and radiologic outcomes of 15 primary cementless
total hip arthroplasties performed in 12 young adults with type I Gaucher disease. Mean …

Avascular necrosis of the femoral head is a known complication of femoral neck fracture but
on the contrary, femoral neck fracture in a case of preexisting avascular necrosis is a very …