Transient osteoporosis of the hip: Long-term outcomes in men and nonpregnant women

Itai Holzer, Nimrod Snir, Peleg Ben-Galim, Eran Maman*, Yishai Rosenblatt, Shmuel Dekel

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Abstract

Background Transient osteoporosis of the hip (TOH) is a rare disease of unknown etiology, affecting middle-aged men, women in the third trimester of pregnancy, and rarely children, adolescents and nonpregnant women. Presenting symptoms are sudden hip pain and limp, initially with unremarkable radiographs and blood tests.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)161-163
Number of pages3
JournalCurrent Orthopaedic Practice
Volume20
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2009

Keywords

  • Hip
  • Limp
  • MRI
  • Pain
  • Transient osteoporosis of the hip (TOH)

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