Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Transient bone marrow oedema of the hip-MRI


Transient bone marrow oedema of the hip also referred as transient osteoporosis of the hip is self-limited conditions that improves spontaneously over several months.  TOH was first described in 1959 in two women in their 3rd trimesters of pregnancy but now is more commonly seen in middle-aged men. This is 34 yr old female, immediate post partum, note the bulky uterus and marrow edema involving the right femoral head and neck, along with increased synovial fluid.





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