Transient regional osteoporosis of the hip with extensive bone marrow edema (BME): Dramatic improvement after three months of Alendronate therapy

Transient osteoporosis of the hip, also termed transient bone marrow edema, is a painful condition often occurring after trivial trauma. It can be diagnosed with MRI in patients whose radiographs are negative or inconclusive. In this case report we describe a 39-year-old female patient with this rar...

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Main Authors: Yasser Emad, professor, MD, PhD, Yasser Ragab, professor, MD, PhD, Mariam Ahmed Saad, Dr, Johannes J. Rasker, professor (em), MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321003629