Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-48

  Kattapuram, Taj M ^a   Kattapuram, Susan V ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Insufficiency fracture; Knee; Osteochondral fracture; Osteonecrosis; SONK; Spontaneous

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ETIOLOGY; INSUFFICIENCY FRACTURE; OSTEOCHONDRAL FRACTURE; OSTEONECROSIS;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHRONIC STRESS; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE FRACTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEONECROSIS;

EID: 46549087362     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.01.055     Document Type: Article

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