Bone infarction versus infection in sickle cell disease in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 540-544

  Dalton, Gail Pavlock ^a,d   Drummond, Denis S ^a,c   Davidson, Richard S ^a,c   Robertson Jr , William W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Atlanta Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone infarction; Osteoarticular infections; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BONE DISEASE; BONE INFECTION; BONE MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MALE;

EID: 0029886538     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199607000-00024     Document Type: Article

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