Rapid destruction of the femoral head after a single intraarticular injection of corticosteroid into the hip joint.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a 50-year-old woman who had a 10-year history of left groin pain. She experienced rapid collapse of the femoral head during a 3-month period after a single injection of corticosteroid into the hip joint, in which osteonecrosis was histologically observed.
Medical subject headings
- Femur Head
- Femur Head Necrosis
- Glucocorticoids
- Methylprednisolone