Osteochondral Lesion of the Bilateral Femoral Heads in a Young Athletic Patient.
10.3348/kjr.2014.15.6.792
- Author:
Jung Eun LEE
1
;
Kyung Nam RYU
;
Ji Seon PARK
;
Yoon Je CHO
;
So Hee YOON
;
So Young PARK
;
Wook JIN
;
Kyung Ryeol LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul 130-872, Korea. t2star@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Osteochondral lesion;
Femoral head;
Athlete;
Arthrography
- MeSH:
Female;
Hip Joint/abnormalities/*radiography;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Osteochondritis/*diagnosis;
Patients;
Sports;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2014;15(6):792-796
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Osteochondral lesions of the femoral head are uncommon and few studies have reported their imaging findings. Since joints are at risk of early degeneration after osteochondral damage, timely recognition is important. Osteochondral lesions of femoral head may often be necessary to differentiate from avascular necrosis. Here, we report a case of osteochondral lesions on bilateral femoral heads. This lesion manifested as subchondral cysts in initial radiographs, which led to further evaluation by computed tomography arthrography and magnetic resonance imaging, which revealed overlying cartilage defects.
