Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee associated with tibial plateau and femoral condyle insufficiency stress fracture

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1843-1848

  Narvaez J A ^a   Narvaez J ^a   De Lama, E ^a   Sanchez A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Knee; MR imaging; Osteonecrosis; Stress fracture

Indexed keywords

AGED; BONE NECROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STRESS FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEONECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0043136304     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1775-6     Document Type: Review

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