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Bone and Joint Infections in Children and Adolescents in Luanda, Angola



Authors: Pääkkönen Markus, Pelkonen Tuula, Joaquim Guilhermino, Bernandino Luis, Pöyhiä Tiina, Roine Irmeli, Peltola Heikki

Publication year: 2021

Journal: Osteology

Volume: 1

Issue: 2

First page : 80

Last page: 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/osteology1020008

Web address : https://doi.org/10.3390/osteology1020008

Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/68578216


Abstract

We reviewed the characteristics of children hospitalized for bone and joint infections in Luanda, Angola. In a retrospective chart review of 45 patients with childhood osteomyelitis or septic arthritis, 51% of the patients had sickle cell disease, and these patients presented with lower hemoglobin and needed blood transfusion more frequently (p < 0.05). Out of all patients, 64% underwent surgical procedures; a pathological fracture occurred in 31% of the patients.


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