Back pain is fairly prevalent in healthy children and adolescents. When children or
adolescents seek medical care for back pain, it is highly likely that underlying pathology will …

Back pain in children and adolescents is probably much less common than in adults, but its
true incidence is unknown. Although back pain has traditionally been considered a rare and …

Study Design. Literature review. Objective. To present a comprehensive overview of spinal
involvement in patients with β-thalassemia, aiming to orient the spinal surgeon to these …

BACKGROUND: Persistent low back pain in the young remains a significant diagnostic and
treatment challenge for clinicians. Traditionally, chronic low back pain in this population has …

Study Design: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a relatively common blood disorder that has
profound implications on the musculoskeletal system and particularly the spine; however …

My interest in Blacks and Canada began about two decades ago after visiting Toronto a few
times. A friend of mine in advertising, Bob Bonin, took his friend Zdenka and me to the …

INTRODUCTION—Orthopedic complications of sickle cell disease (SCD) include vaso-
occlusive bone pain, osteonecrosis, and infections (osteomyelitis and septic arthritis) …

Discussion Sickle cell disease results from the presence of abnormal β chains in
hemoglobin. It is one of the most common autosomal recessive diseases, affecting millions …

Traditional teaching has been that back pain in children is rare and warrants a thorough
work-up for pathologic causes. While this remains true in younger children, adolescents …

In this chapter, we present a case of back pain in an adolescent with sickle cell disease
(SCD). We highlight the pathophysiology of SCD and the differential diagnoses of back pain …