Radiology diagnosis of aseptic osteonecrosis of the femoral head

Serova N.S., Belysheva E.S., Babkova A.A., Al’bekova Zh.Je,

Chibarov A.A., Prostomolotov A.V.

Purpose. To present a clinical case which illustrates a comprehensive radiological examination in a patient with aseptic osteonecrosis of the femoral head I-II degree.
I.M. Sechenov First
Moscow State Medical University.
Moscow, Russia.

Materials and methods. Patient S., 32 years, was examined and addressed with complaints of constant bearable pain in the right groin, radiating to the right knee, a slight change in gait (lameness), episodes of nocturnal pain. A complex of radiological methods of diagnostics was performed including multislice computed tomography (MSCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Results. After a comprehensive clinical and radiological examination the accurate diagnosis was established and the patient was referred to the hospital for further planning of treatment.

Conclusions. Implementation of complex high-tech and highly informative methods of radiological diagnosis (CT, MRI) allow in a timely manner to identifing the location, size and nature of the pathological changes at the earliest stages in case of aseptic osteonecrosis of the femoral head.

Keywords: aseptic osteonecrosis, femur, multislice computed tomography, MSCT, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI.


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For citation: Serova N.S., Belysheva E.S., Babkova A.A., Al’bekova Zh.Je, Chibarov A.A., Prostomolotov A.V. Radiology diagnosis of aseptic osteonecrosis of the femoral head. REJR. 2016; 6 (2):115-119. DOI:10.21569/2222-7415-2016-6-2-115-119.

Received: 26.04.2016 Accepted: 05.05.2016