Contralateral osteonecrosis of the femoral head newly developed after increasing the dose of corticosteroids

J Orthop Sci. 2015 Jul;20(4):772-5. doi: 10.1007/s00776-014-0541-3. Epub 2014 Feb 10.

Authors

Kazuhiko Sonoda¹, Takuaki Yamamoto, Goro Motomura, Ryosuke Yamaguchi, Kazuyuki Karasuyama, Yukihide Iwamoto

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.

PMID: 24510362
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-014-0541-3

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Asthma / drug therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Femur Head Necrosis / chemically induced*
Femur Head Necrosis / diagnosis
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage
Glucocorticoids / adverse effects*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Glucocorticoids