title: Transient osteoporosis of the hip: a densitometric study.
abstract: Three new cases of transient osteoporosis of the hip are reported. Diagnosis was achieved by plain radiographs, bone scintiscan, magnetic resonance imaging and X-ray absorptiometry of proximal femurs. The densitometry showed at the Ward's triangle a mean reduction of bone mineral density in the affected side of 36%. All subjects were treated with i.v. clodronate for ten consecutive days with a complete recovery of femoral density within 4 months. X-ray absorptiometry allows a quantification of the demineralization process and can be useful in the long term evaluation of this entity.
authors.affiliation: Chair of Rheumatology, University of Milan, Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Varenna
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sinigaglia
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Binelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beltrametti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gallazzi
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000328:Adult; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects; D004002:Clodronic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D004002:Clodronic Acid