Osteochondral lesion of the bilateral femoral heads in a young athletic patient.
Osteochondral lesions of the femoral head are uncommon and few studies have reported their imaging findings. Since joints are at risk of early degeneration after osteochondral damage, timely recognition is important. Osteochondral lesions of femoral head may often be necessary to differentiate from avascular necrosis. Here, we report a case of osteochondral lesions on bilateral femoral heads. This lesion manifested as subchondral cysts in initial radiographs, which led to further evaluation by computed tomography arthrography and magnetic resonance imaging, which revealed overlying cartilage defects.
['Lee|Jung Eun|JE|', 'Ryu|Kyung Nam|KN|', 'Park|Ji Seon|JS|', 'Cho|Yoon Je|YJ|', 'Yoon|So Hee|SH|', 'Park|So Young|SY|', 'Jin|Wook|W|', 'Lee|Kyung Ryeol|KR|']
D005260:Female D006621:Hip Joint D006801:Humans D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging D010007:Osteochondritis D010361:Patients D013177:Sports D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed D055815:Young Adult
Osteochondral lesion Femoral head Athlete Arthrography