Differentiating Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture from Osteonecrosis May Help Avoid Unnecessary Total Hip Arthroplasty
Moya-Angeler J, Haring R, Li A, Greditzer IV H, Lane J, Gianakos A. Differentiating Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture from Osteonecrosis May Help Avoid Unnecessary Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Hip Surgery 2018, 02: 047-053. DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubchondral insufficiency fractureInsufficiency fracturesClinical featuresMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findingsLow signal intensity bandResonance Imaging FindingsX-ray findingsBone mineral densityTotal hip arthroplastyNonoperative managementRadiologic featuresImaging findingsMineral densityOperative procedureHip arthroplastyHigher oddsOsteonecrosisFemoral headMRI analysisBlinded radiologistsPatientsMRI