Bilateral transient bone marrow edema or transient osteoporosis of the knee in pregnancy

Transient osteoporosis or transient bone marrow edema is an uncommon self-limiting condition of unknown etiology. The most commonly affected joint is the hip, followed by the knee, ankle, and the foot. Simultaneous involvement of both hips has been reported exclusively in pregnant women. Bilateral k...

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Published in:Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2009-09, Vol.17 (9), p.1061-1064
Main Authors: Ververidis, Athanasios N., Drosos, G. I., Kazakos, K. J., Xarchas, K. C., Verettas, D. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bone Marrow Diseases - diagnosis
Bone Marrow Diseases - drug therapy
Bones
Degenerative diseases
Diagnosis, Differential
Edema
Edema - diagnosis
Edema - drug therapy
Female
Hips
Humans
Knee
Knee Joint - pathology
Knees
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Orthopedics
Osteoporosis - diagnosis
Osteoporosis - drug therapy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
Sports
Surgery
Women
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Summary:Transient osteoporosis or transient bone marrow edema is an uncommon self-limiting condition of unknown etiology. The most commonly affected joint is the hip, followed by the knee, ankle, and the foot. Simultaneous involvement of both hips has been reported exclusively in pregnant women. Bilateral knee involvement during pregnancy seems to be extremely rare. We present a case of bilateral transient bone marrow knee edema during pregnancy with complete resolution of symptoms and radiological findings after 10 months.
ISSN:0942-2056
1433-7347
DOI:10.1007/s00167-009-0781-5