Fractures in thalassemia.
Fractures occur frequently in patients with homozygous beta-thalassemia. A study was made of the fractures noted in a group of patients who were followed at the Thalassemia Clinic at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. Results indicate that these patients often sustain fractures which are multiple and which frequently heal with resultant deformities.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin; D013165:Splints; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*; D014143:Traction