Incidence of osteonecrosis associated with corticosteroid therapy among different underlying diseases: prospective MRI study

Shigemura, Tomonori; Nakamura, Junichi; Kishida, Shunji; Harada, Y.; Ohtori, Seiji; Kamikawa, Koya; Ochiai, N.; Takahashi, Kazuhisa

doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ker277

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Incidence of osteonecrosis associated with corticosteroid therapy among different underlying diseases: prospective MRI study

Published in Lara D. Veeken • Aug 24, 2011

Authors:

Tomonori Shigemura

Junichi Nakamura

Shunji Kishida

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to clarify the incidence of (CS)-associated osteonecrosis among different underlying diseases and to evaluate the risk factors for steroid-associated osteonecrosis in a prospective MRI study. METHODS: We prospectively used MRI to study 337 eligible underlyin...

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Medicine

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Prospective cohort study

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