Bone-marrow transplantation in sickle-cell disease. Effect on osteonecrosis: a case report with a four-year follow-up

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1997 Nov;79(11):1726-30. doi: 10.2106/00004623-199711000-00015.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anemia, Hemolytic / complications
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / complications
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / therapy*
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation*
  • Bone Regeneration
  • Busulfan / therapeutic use
  • Cyclophosphamide / therapeutic use
  • Cyclosporine / therapeutic use
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Humerus / pathology
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Lymphatic Irradiation
  • Male
  • Osteonecrosis / etiology
  • Osteonecrosis / therapy*
  • Transplantation Conditioning
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Cyclosporine
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Busulfan