Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee associated with ipsilateral tibial plateau stress fracture: report of two patients and review of the literature

Authors
Sokoloff, RM Farooki, S Resnick, D
Citation
Rm. Sokoloff et al., Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee associated with ipsilateral tibial plateau stress fracture: report of two patients and review of the literature, SKELETAL RA, 30(1), 2001, pp. 53-56
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
SKELETAL RADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
03642348 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
53 - 56
Database
ISI
SICI code
0364-2348(200101)30:1<53:SOOTKA>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Two cases are presented of spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee (SONK) ass ociated with stress fractures of the tibial plateau. This association lends further credence to the postulate that SONK has a traumatic etiology.