title: Transient bone marrow edema syndrome progressing to avascular necrosis of the hip - a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Transient bone marrow edema syndrome (TMES) is a rare disease of unknown etiology. Diagnosis is made by exclusion. There is still controversy as to whether TMES is considered to be a reversible form of avascular necrosis (AVN), a disease entity of its own or a form of non-traumatic algodystrophy. We here describe the extremely rare occurrence of three cases of TMES that progressed to AVN.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, König Ludwig Haus, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Brettreichstr. 11, 97074, Würzburg, Germany. s-radke.klh@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Radke
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kenn
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eulert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005270:Femur Head / Q000473:pathology; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D018476:Hypokinesia; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016474:Weight-Bearing
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal