Sickle Cell Disease and Psychosocial Well-Being: Comparison of Patients With Preclinical and Clinical Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head.

Pediatric patients with SCD, whether or not complicated with clinical AVN, had lower prosocial scores than healthy peers. This study has presented the first comparison of the psychosocial well-being of pediatric SCD patients with preclinical and clinical femoral head AVN.