Subchondral insufficiency fracture of the femoral head.
We report two cases of subchondral insufficiency fractures of the femoral head. Clinical manifestations of this lesion are nonspecific. Radionuclide bone scanning demonstrates early hyperactivity. Initial roentgenograms are usually normal. Magnetic resonance imaging establishes the diagnosis and rules out other conditions.
Bangil
M
M
Department of Rheumatology, Clermont Ferrand Teaching Hospital, France.
Soubrier
M
M
Dubost
J J
JJ
Rami
S
S
Carcanagues
Y
Y
Ristori
J M
JM
Bussiere
J L
JL
D000368:Aged; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous