Histopathology of aseptic necrosis of the femoral head in sickle cell disease
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Sickle cell anemia (homozygous S) with aseptic necrosis of femoral head.
B11 l ;:OUlCHI B.. ‘TANAKA, GEO1 IE 0. CLIFF0III AND AluNoLm II. AXELItOI) S INCE the advemit of the newer t.echmiics for differentiatimig hemoglobimi types,’4 mio (‘ase of sickle cell anemia (homozygous 5) proven by these miiethods has I)eemi described imi which aseptic necrosis of the femnoral head was present. Aseptic miecrosis of the femnoral capital epiphysis has beemi reported by Smit.h a...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Orthopaedics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0341-2695,1432-5195
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-010-1121-6