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Steroid-related bilateral osteonecrosis of the patella
H Mizuta1, K Kubota, M Shiraishi
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.
Abstract:
We present a case of bilateral osteonecrosis of the patella in a patient during steroid therapy and demonstrate the radiological, arthroscopic, and histological features. Osteonecrosis of the patella should be considered as a possible cause of knee pain in patients receiving steroid therapy.