Painful bone marrow edema of the knee: differential diagnosis and therapeutic concepts

Orthop Clin North Am. 2004 Jul;35(3):321-33, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2004.04.005.

Abstract

Bone marrow edema (BME) is a common finding when patients with knee pain are evaluated by MRI. The typical MRI signal patterns for BME are nonspecific, however. This article categorizes painful BME of the knee joint into three distinct etiologic groups and briefly describes therapeutic approaches for each of the 12 different types of BME.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Arthralgia / etiology
  • Arthralgia / therapy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Drainage / methods
  • Edema / diagnosis*
  • Edema / etiology
  • Edema / therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ischemia / complications
  • Ischemia / diagnosis*
  • Ischemia / therapy
  • Knee Joint / blood supply*
  • Knee Joint / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee / complications
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee / diagnosis*
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee / therapy
  • Osteonecrosis / complications
  • Osteonecrosis / diagnosis*
  • Osteonecrosis / therapy
  • Pain Measurement
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Syndrome
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal