Wrist Joint Skeletal Changes in Children With Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia.
Dhawan P, Kanojia RK, Chandra J, Kumar A, Anand R, Gupta S.
Dhawan P, et al.
J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Jul;40(6):e473-e478. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001523.
J Pediatr Orthop. 2020.
PMID: 32501918
CONCLUSION: Chelation therapy, particularly with deferiprone, may cause distal ulnar growth arrest causing ulnar shortening and progressive radial bowing in these children. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV-case series....
CONCLUSION: Chelation therapy, particularly with deferiprone, may cause distal ulnar growth arrest causing ulnar shortening and progressive …