title: Increased prevalence of osteonecrosis of the femoral head in children and adolescents with sickle-cell disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
authors.forename: Kris M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Mahadeo
authors.forename: Suzette
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oyeku
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Taragin
authors.forename: Swapnil N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Rajpathak
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moody
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santizo
authors.forename: M Catherine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Driscoll
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000986:Antisickling Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D006918:Hydroxyurea / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000986:Antisickling Agents; D006918:Hydroxyurea