Open AccessA steroid-induced bilateral avascular necrosis of the femoral head in an underage patient affected by multiple sclerosis
Author(s) -
Christian Carulli,
Lorenzo Nistri,
Laura Bracco,
Marta Giannini,
Maria Pia Amato
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.314
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1971-3266
pISSN - 1724-8914
DOI - 10.11138/ccmbm/2015.12.3.257
Subject(s) - avascular necrosis , medicine , femoral head , multiple sclerosis , surgery , femur , methylprednisolone , necrosis , psychiatry
Patients affected by Multiple Sclerosis are often treated by pulsed intravenous corticosteroids to manage acute relapses with positive outcomes. The intravenous administration is frequently associated to avascular necrosis of several bones, particularly the femur. The present report regards a case of an underage MS patient with a bilateral ANFH secondary to pulsed administrations of steroids, managed by a conservative approach on a hip, and by a novel surgical technique on the contralateral side.