title: [Necrosis of the femoral head in late pregnancy. Necessity of early diagnosis].
abstract: Limping and groin pain can issue diagnostic problems during late pregnancy. Differential diagnosis of two idiopathic syndromes, transient osteoporosis and osteonecrosis of the femoral head, is made possible by MRI in the early stages. This case is reported to demonstrate the need to distinguish between those syndromes early so as to prevent further joint damage.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie, Universitätsklinikums Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Deutschland. peter.bernstein@uniklinikum-dresden.de
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kirschner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kittner
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Witzleb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000473:pathology; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050815:Fractures, Compression / Q000175:diagnosis; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014427:Twins