Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee associated with ipsilateral tibial plateau stress fracture: report of two patients and review of the literature.
Two cases are presented of spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee (SONK) associated with stress fractures of the tibial plateau. This association lends further credence to the postulate that SONK has a traumatic etiology.
Sokoloff
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Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, Veterans Administration Medical Center 92161, USA.
Farooki
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Resnick
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis