Mizuta H, Kubota K, Shiraishi M, Kai K, Nakamura E, Takagi K
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.
Arthroscopy. 1993;9(1):114-6. doi: 10.1016/s0749-8063(05)80355-x.
We present a case of bilateral osteonecrosis of the patella in a patient during steroid therapy and demonstrate the radiological, arthroscopic, and histological features. Osteonecrosis of the patella should be considered as a possible cause of knee pain in patients receiving steroid therapy.
