J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1994 Oct;29(5):1400-1405. 10.4055/jkoa.1994.29.5.1400.

The 1 Case Report of the Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip

• Kim YJ
• Lee BK
• Hwang TS

• KMID: 2423454
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1994.29.5.1400

Abstract

Transient osteoporosis of the hip is a self-limited condition of uncertain etiology and pathogenesis that affects young and middle aged adults. Even its clinical features are similar to the features of osteonecrosis the prognosis and clinical end result are quite different. So differential diagnosis between the two is very important. We present a case of transient osteoporosis of the hip in middle aged man, which was completely reeovered after conservative treatment.

Keyword

Transient osteoporosis; Hip

MeSH Terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Hip*
Humans
Middle Aged
Osteonecrosis
Osteoporosis*
Prognosis