Steroid-induced bilateral avascular necrosis of the lateral femoral condyles. A case report.
Osteonecrosis of both lateral femoral condyles was observed in a 42-year-old black woman under treatment with oral prednisone. She was treated by arthrotomy and debridement on the right side and conservative management on the left side. Lateral compartment osteonecrosis is most frequently associated with steroid therapy, but bilateral involvement is infrequent.
Havel
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699.
Ebraheim
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Jackson
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects*; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D011241:Prednisone