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

Pääkkönen Markus; Pelkonen Tuula; Joaquim Guilhermino; Bernandino Luis; Pöyhiä Tiina; Roine Irmeli; Peltola Heikki
Bone and Joint Infections in Children and Adolescents in Luanda, Angola

Pääkkönen Markus
Pelkonen Tuula
Joaquim Guilhermino
Bernandino Luis
Pöyhiä Tiina
Roine Irmeli
Peltola Heikki
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doi:10.3390/osteology1020008
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https://doi.org/10.3390/osteology1020008
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2022012710982
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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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