Abstract
One hundred sixty‐nine patients with radio‐graphic or histologic evidence of ischemic necrosis of bone (INB) were evaluated. Ninety‐nine (59%) of the 169 patients had multiple sites of INB, with 310 bones affected. Two hundred sixty‐three (85%) of the 310 ischemic bones were symptomatic. Routine radiography produced negative findings in 58 (20%) of the bones with histologically confirmed INB. Results of hemodynamic studies, including baseline bone marrow pressure, saline stress test, and/or intraosseous venography, were abnormal in 243 (94%) of 259 ischemic bones so evaluated. Most importantly, hemodynamic studies detected 51 (93%) of the 55 bones that were radiographically normal but had histologically confirmed INB.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1177-1186 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Arthritis & Rheumatism |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1986 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Rheumatology
- Immunology
- Pharmacology (medical)