| Autor: |
P F, Milner, A P, Kraus, J I, Sebes, L A, Sleeper, K A, Dukes, S H, Embury, R, Bellevue, M, Koshy, J W, Moohr, J, Smith |
| Rok vydání: |
1993 |
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| Zdroj: |
Clinical orthopaedics and related research. (289) |
| ISSN: |
0009-921X |
| Popis: |
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 age-specific rates. Observed at ages ranging from five to 24 years, 3.25% of sickle cell anemia (S/S) patients, but only 1.1% of sickle cell disease (S/C) patients, had ON. No S/beta+ thalassemia patients younger than 25 years of age had ON on entry. The highest age-adjusted incidence rate was found in S/S patients with concomitant alpha-thalassemia (4.85 per hundred patient-years), followed by S/beta zero-thalassemia (4.84 per hundred patient-years), S/beta+ thalassemia (2.61 per hundred patient-years), S/S without alpha-thalassemia (2.54 per hundred patient-years), and S/C (1.66 per hundred patient-years). Only 20.9% of patients reported pain or had limited range of movement at the time of diagnosis. Sickle cell disease is a frequent cause of ON of the humeral head, especially in children and young adults. |
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