Pääkkönen, MarkusPelkonen, TuulaJoaquim, GuilherminoBernandino, LuisPöyhiä, TiinaRoine, IrmeliPeltola, Heikki2022-09-282022-09-282021-04-19Pääkkönen, M.; Pelkonen, T.; Joaquim, G.; Bernandino, L.; Pöyhiä, T.; Roine, I.; Peltola, H. Bone and Joint Infections in Children and Adolescents in Luanda, Angola. Osteology 2021, 1, 80-85.http://hdl.handle.net/10138/348989We reviewed the characteristics of children hospitalized for bone and joint infections in Luanda, Angola. In a retrospective chart review of 45 patients with childhood osteomyelitis or septic arthritis, 51% of the patients had sickle cell disease, and these patients presented with lower hemoglobin and needed blood transfusion more frequently (p < 0.05). Out of all patients, 64% underwent surgical procedures; a pathological fracture occurred in 31% of the patients.eng2022-09-28http://purl.org/eprint/entityType/JournalArticle