Bilateral osteochondrosis of the superior pole of the patellae in association with bilateral osteochondritis dissecans of the lateral femoral condyle

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 478-482

  Ghali, A ^a   James, S L J ^b   Saifuddin, A ^a   Briggs, T W R ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMUR LATERAL CONDYLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT EFFUSION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; PATELLA; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 39749184209     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.07.026     Document Type: Article

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