Subchondral insufficiency fracture of the femoral head and medial femoral condyle

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-44

  Yamamoto, Takuaki ^a   Bullough, Peter G ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral head; Medial femoral condyle; MRI; Osteonecrosis; Subchondral insufficiency fracture; X ray

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; BONE PLATE; CALLUS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034059463     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050007     Document Type: Article

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