[Bilateral tibial osteonecrosis secondary to systemic corticosteroid therapy]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2007 Jun 11;169(24):2338-9.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

Osteonecrosis is an adverse effect of corticosteroid therapy. We describe a 64-year-old woman with progressive bilateral knee pain and advanced osteonecrosis. Her symptoms developed after treatment with high-dose corticosteroids seven years earlier. The patient was ultimately treated with bilateral total knee arthroplasties.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteonecrosis / chemically induced*
  • Osteonecrosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteonecrosis / surgery
  • Radiography
  • Tibia / drug effects*
  • Tibia / pathology

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones