Bilateral osteonecrosis of the femoral head in an adult man affected by congenital estrogen deficiency

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 762-764

  Balestrieri, A ^a   Madeo, B ^a   Rochira, V ^a   Baldini, L ^a   Carani, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone necrosis; Estrogens; Femoral necrosis; Immature skeleton; Male estrogen deficiency

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE PAIN; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; POINT MUTATION; VALGUS KNEE; EPIPHYSIS; GENETICS; HIP; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AROMATASE; EPIPHYSES; ESTROGENS; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; HIP; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS;

EID: 0344876158     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347361     Document Type: Article

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