Treatment of spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee (SPONK) by a bisphosphonate: A prospective case series with 17 patients

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Primary spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee is a painful lesion in the elderly without any known cause. The onset of pain is usually acute. The prognosis is poor with high frequency of osteoarthritis, joint surface collapse, and subsequent knee surgery. In the present study...

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Autores principales: Jureus, Jan, Lindstrand, Anders, Geijer, Mats, Roberts, David, Tägil, Magnus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2012
Materias:
Knee
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3488179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22998531
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2012.729184

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3488179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22998531
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2012.729184

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