Bilateral subchondral insufficiency fractures of the femoral head in patients with living renal transplantation: A report of two cases

J Orthop Sci. 2017 Sep;22(5):972-975. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2016.03.010. Epub 2016 Jul 7.

Authors

Tadahiko Ohtsuru¹, Takuaki Yamamoto², Yasuaki Murata³, Yuji Morita³, Yutaro Munakata³, Yoshiharu Kato³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-Cho, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan. Electronic address: tada0403@gmail.com.
² Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 745-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
³ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-Cho, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan.

PMID: 27210732
DOI: 10.1016/j.jos.2016.03.010

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects*
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Femur Head Necrosis / chemically induced
Femur Head Necrosis / diagnostic imaging*
Femur Head Necrosis / physiopathology
Fractures, Stress / diagnostic imaging
Fractures, Stress / etiology*
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage
Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects
Kidney Transplantation / methods
Living Donors
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Remission, Spontaneous
Risk Assessment
Sampling Studies

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Immunosuppressive Agents