Avascular necrosis of the metacarpal head: A report of two cases and review of literature

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1895-1901

  Sagar, Pallavi ^a   Shailam, Randheer ^a   Nimkin, Katherine ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Avascular necrosis; Children; Dieterich disease; Hand; Metacarpal head

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE MARROW EDEMA; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; JOINT CAVITY; JOINT EFFUSION; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RANGE OF MOTION; SCLEROSIS; SPLINTING; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METACARPAL BONES; OSTEONECROSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78650022214     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-010-1763-y     Document Type: Article

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