| Title | Collapsed subchondral fatigue fracture of the femoral head. | | Author(s) | Lee YK, Yoo JJ, Koo KH, Yoon KS, Min BW, Kim HJ | | Institution | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumidong Bundanggu, Seongnam 463-707, Korea. | | Source | Orthop Clin North Am 2009 Apr; 40(2):259-65. | | MeSH | Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Femoral Fractures
Femur Head Necrosis
Follow-Up Studies
Fractures, Stress
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Orthopedic Procedures
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult
| | Abstract | Several etiologies can lead to a subchondral fracture of the femoral head, which may result in femoral head collapse and degenerative change. This article evaluates the follow-up results of subchondral fatigue fractures of the femoral head in which femoral head collapse occurred. The study shows that collapsed subchondral fatigue fractures of the femoral head have a benign clinical course quite unlike that of collapsed osteonecrosis of the femoral head. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 19358911 |
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