Sickle cell anemia is protective against the malaria protozoan. The heterozygous form of the disease is not fatal, and may cause musculoskeletal disorders when sickling occurs, and small vessels are occluded. When the head of the femur is involved, this may result in hip arthritis, often bilateral, at a young age. This article describes three patients in whom bilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA) was performed in the context of a humanitarian mission in Togo, Africa.
Bilateral THA in the same sitting for avascular necrosis of the head of the femur in sickle cell patient: our African experience / M.D.M. Lombardo, N. Maffulli, R. Bassani, B.V. Petrachi, G. Rossi, F. Manfroni, P. Sirtori, L. Brambilla, M. Agnoletto, A. Marmotti, O. Edem Kwashivi Dzissah, L. Mangiavini, N.K. Kombate, G.M. Peretti. - In: JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL REGULATORS & HOMEOSTATIC AGENTS. - ISSN 0393-974X. - 34:4 Suppl. 3(2020 Aug), pp. 111-114. ((Intervento presentato al convegno Congress of the Italian Orthopaedic Research Society nel 2019.
Titolo: | Bilateral THA in the same sitting for avascular necrosis of the head of the femur in sickle cell patient: our African experience |
Autori: | LOMBARDO, MICHELE DAVIDE MARIA (Primo) PERETTI, GIUSEPPE (Ultimo) |
Parole Chiave: | direct anterior approach (DAA); girdlestone resection arthroplasty (GRA); sickle cell diseases (SCD); total hip arthroplasty (THA) |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/33 - Malattie Apparato Locomotore |
Data di pubblicazione: | ago-2020 |
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URL: | https://www.biolifesas.org/biolife/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/contents34-4s3.pdf |
Tipologia: | Article (author) |
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