Bicondylar spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee: A case report

Knee

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-171

  Zywiel, Michael G ^a   Armocida, Frank M ^a   McGrath, Mike S ^a   Bonutti, Peter M ^b   Mont, Michael A ^a  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b Bonutti Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee injuries; Magnetic resonance imaging; Osteonecrosis; Surgical decompression

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FALLING; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SURGICAL APPROACH; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEONECROSIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75149153298     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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