title: Osteochondral lesion of the bilateral femoral heads in a young athletic patient.
abstract: Osteochondral lesions of the femoral head are uncommon and few studies have reported their imaging findings. Since joints are at risk of early degeneration after osteochondral damage, timely recognition is important. Osteochondral lesions of femoral head may often be necessary to differentiate from avascular necrosis. Here, we report a case of osteochondral lesions on bilateral femoral heads. This lesion manifested as subchondral cysts in initial radiographs, which led to further evaluation by computed tomography arthrography and magnetic resonance imaging, which revealed overlying cartilage defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-872, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-872, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Nam
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-872, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Seon
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-872, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon Je
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 134-727, Korea.
authors.forename: So Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 134-727, Korea.
authors.forename: So Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 134-727, Korea.
authors.forename: Wook
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju 690-767, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Ryeol
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010361:Patients; D013177:Sports; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Arthrography; Athlete; Femoral head; Osteochondral lesion