Abstract

ALVAREZ LOPEZ, Alejandro; GARCIA LORENZO, Yenima; PUENTES ALVAREZ, Antonio  and  GARCIA LORENZO, Maruldis. Knee osteonecrosis: current approach. AMC [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.5. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: knee osteonecrosis was described for the first time by Ahlback mentioned by Adriaensen in 1968. Although this disease affects fundamentally to the medial condyle, it may also be observed in the lateral condyle and tibial saucers. Development: a bibliographical review was carried out on knee osteonecrosis, with special emphasis in the theories involved in its physiopathology, different stages of this disease as well as the radiological characteristics of each are exposed, differential diagnosis of this disease with other, related or not with osteonecrosis was carried out. Conclusions: it was offered a brief therapeutic approach based fundamentally on the age and extension of the lesion.

Keywords : OSTEONECROSIS [fisiopatología]; ESPECTROSCOPÍA DE RESONANCIA MÁGNETICA; ENFERMEDADES OSEAS; OSTEOCONDRITIS DISECANTE; LITERATURA DE REVISIÓN COMO ASUNTO; OSTEONECROSIS [physiopathology]; MAGNETIC RESONACE SPECTROSCOPY; BONE DISEASES; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC.

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