SEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF AVASCULAR NECROSIS OF THE FEMORAL HEAD IN PATIENTS WITH AA AND AS HEMOGLOBINS

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  • Owonayo Oniankitan
  • Komi C. Tagbor
  • Viwalé ES. Koffi-Tessio
  • Kodjo Kakpovi
  • Moustafa Mijiyawa

Keywords:

Black Africa, sickle cell disease, Bone necrosis of the femoral head

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2009-12-08

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