title: Idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip joint in adolescents. Case reports.
abstract: A group of patients with idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip joint reported on in 1971 have been reviewed and the findings reveal no significant change in their condition. since then a further 9 patients have been encountered and the findings are included in this article. This, we feel, confirms the existence of this strange condition, which almost inevitably results in the development of a fibrous ankylosis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male