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3967413

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
192
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-2-28
pubmed:abstractText
Of 61 patients with homozygous beta-thalassemia, 30 had fractures; the majority were single fractures. In three thalassemic families, multiple fractures were observed. Although fractures occurred mostly during the growth period, no epiphyseal fractures were found among the patients in the present study. Roentgenograms showed either horizontal or oblique fractures, frequently with compression, or linear fractures without displacement. No delay in fracture healing or residual gross bone deformities were noted, with the exception of fractures of the femoral neck. On the basis of clinical and scintigraphic examinations, four additional adolescent patients, excluded from this study, were suspected of having microfractures around their ankles and knees. In the future, with improvements in diagnostic methods, microfractures may be found often and recognized as a common source of acute pain about the knees and ankles of thalassemic patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0009-921X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
132-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-3-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Fracture patterns in thalassemia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article