title: Subchondral insufficiency fracture of the femoral head.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Clermont Ferrand Teaching Hospital, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bangil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soubrier
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Dubost
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Carcanagues
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ristori
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bussiere
mesh_terms: 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