title: Femoral head disintegration in a paraplegic patient: loose bodies in neuropathic joints.
abstract: A case report of potential loose body formation in a hip joint of a paraplegic patient is presented. The case is used to discuss why loose bodies do not persist in neuropathic joints, although they might be expected to be common when this type of joint pathology exists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3088, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Milgram
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jimenez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005270:Femur Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography