Predictors of musculoskeletal manifestations in paediatric patients presenting with sickle cell disease at a tertiary teaching hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.

Raymond Mpanjilwa MusowoyaPatrick KaongaAlick BwangaCatherine Chunda-LyokaChristopher LavyJames Munthali

Published in: Bone & joint open (2020)

Increase in age, frequency of VOC, and an increase in the percentage of HbS were significant predictors of MM. These predictors maybe useful to clinicians in determining children who are at risk.Cite this article: Bone Joint Open 2020;1-6:175-181.

Keyphrases

sickle cell disease
emergency department
young adults
intensive care unit
minimally invasive
soft tissue