title: Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee associated with ipsilateral tibial plateau stress fracture: report of two patients and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, Veterans Administration Medical Center 92161, USA.
authors: R M
authors: RM
authors: Sokoloff
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Farooki
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Resnick
mesh_terms: 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