Use of ESWT in avascular necrosis of bilateral femoral heads: case report
| Autor: | Hilal Yesil, Murat Yeşil, Levent Ozgonenel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Magnetic resonance imaging Avascular necrosis Physical examination Case Report femoral head medicine.disease Surgery Femoral head Lumbar medicine.anatomical_structure medicine conservative Stage (cooking) extracorporeal shockwave business Early stage disease General Economics Econometrics and Finance Reduction (orthopedic surgery) |
| Zdroj: | Northern Clinics of Istanbul |
| ISSN: | 2536-4553 |
| Popis: | A 57-year-old female patient was admitted to the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation with lumbar and left hip pain lasting for 1.5 months. Physical examination and magnetic resonance imaging revealed stage 1 avascular necrosis of bilateral femoral heads. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) was utilized for early stage disease and a significant reduction in pain and functional recovery was noted. |
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