Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many people around the world with its primary and secondary consequences. The use of high-dose steroids in its treatment brought along steroid-related femoral head avascular necrosis (AVN) complication.
Case Presentation: We present a case of bilaterally developed femoral head AVN following COVID-19 infection in a patient with sickle cell disease (SCD), without the history of steroid use.
Conclusion: With this case report, we aimed to raise awareness that COVID-19 infection may trigger AVN of the hip joint in SCD patients.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2022.v12.i06.2844 | DOI Listing |
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