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ArticleThe Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association2013

Transient osteoporosis of the hip: A case report.

Katherine Van Wagenen, Paul Pritchard, John A Taylor

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Article in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Katherine Van WagenenIntern, Chiropractic Program, D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY.
Paul Pritchard
John A Taylor

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of transient osteoporosis of the hip (TOH) in a 59-year-old man including the clinical presentation, diagnostic studies, management and clinical progress. TOH is a rare self-limiting condition that typically affects middle-aged men or, less frequently, women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Affected individuals present clinically with acute hip pain, limping gait, and limited ranges of hip motion. TOH may begin spontaneously or after a minor trauma. Radiographs are typically unremarkable but MR imaging studies yield findings consistent with bone marrow edema. TOH is referred to as regional migratory osteoporosis if it travels to other joints or the contralateral hip. TOH often resembles osteonecrosis but the two conditions must be differentiated due to different prognoses and management approaches. The term TOH is often used interchangeably and synonymously with transient bone marrow edema.

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hiposteoporosistransient

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PMID23754856
PMCPMC3661178

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