Open AccessAhlback’s disease: Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the Knee
Author(s) -
Amit Joshi,
Nirab Kayasth,
Ritesh Sinha,
Bharat Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical journal of shree birendra hospital/medical journal of shree birendra hospital
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2091-0193
pISSN - 2091-0185
DOI - 10.3126/mjsbh.v13i2.13117
Subject(s) - medicine , femoral condyle , radiological weapon , disease , surgery , pathology , cartilage , anatomy
Ahlbäck disease is a clinical syndrome characterized by bone necrosis of a load-bearing portion of the femoral condyle, followed by subchondral fracture, subsequent segmental collapse and arthrosis. The diagnosis of the Ahlbäck disease is challenging as sometimes it mimics infection and receives treatment for long time. We report a case of 36 year old gentleman, who presented with confusing radiological picture.