Bone marrow edema syndrome of the femoral head: Treatment with the prostacyclin analogue iloprost vs. core decompression: An MRI-controlled study

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 130-135

  Aigner, Nicolas ^a   Petje, Gert ^a   Schneider, Wolfgang ^a   Meizer, Roland ^a   Wlk, Matthias ^a   Kotsaris, Spyridon ^a   Knahr, Karl ^a   Landsiedl, Franz ^a  

^a ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL SPEISING   (Austria)

Author keywords

Avascular necrosis; Bone marrow edema syndrome; Core decompression; Iloprost; Vasoactive drug

Indexed keywords

ILOPROST; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROSTACYCLIN DERIVATIVE; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW EDEMA SYNDROME; BONE NECROSIS; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW UP; HARRIS HIP SCORE; HEADACHE; HIP DISEASE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; REMISSION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; BONE MARROW DISEASES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EDEMA; EPOPROSTENOL; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HUMANS; ILOPROST; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 17144426655     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-005-321-3     Document Type: Article

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