ReviewClinics in orthopedic surgery2022
Current Research on Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture of the Femoral Head.
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- Super-acute massive osteolysis of the femoral head after acetabular fracture fixation : a comparative study with conventional post-traumatic osteonecrosis requiring total hip arthroplasty.Bone & joint open · 2026Article
- Optimizing diagnosis and management of ONFH, FNSF, and SIF.EFORT open reviews · 2026Review
- Microdamage accumulation in the femoral head and its association with subchondral insufficiency fractures: A retrospective study.Bone reports · 2026Article
- [Subchondral insufficiency fractures of the knee : Navigating the complex terminology landscape].Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- High prevalence of borderline hip dysplasia in young patients with femoral head subchondral stress fractures.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2025Article
- Factors Affecting the Elevation of Inflammatory Markers Before Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2025Article
- Senescence-driven osteonecrosis of the femoral head in the elderly-a distinct pathophysiological entity.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Rapidly Progressive Osteoarthritis of the Hip: A Prospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, and Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture: Recent Insights.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Bone marrow edema of the hip: a narrative review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Review
- Subchondral fatigue fracture of the femoral head in young military recruits: Potential risk factors.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Intertrochanteric curved varus osteotomy for subchondral fracture of the femoral head: a case series.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2023Article
- Subchondral fatigue fracture of the femoral head with acetabular dysplasia treated by transposition osteotomy of the acetabulum: a case report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Subchondral insufficiency fracture (SIF) of the femoral head is one of the predominant etiologies of rapidly progressive osteoarthritis of the hip (RPOH). SIF is a rare disease that causes acute pain in the hip joint. It is most frequently found in elderly women with osteoporosis. It is often underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed as osteonecrosis of the femoral head. SIF is currently a well-established cause of RPOH; however, the deeper etiology of SIF is not clear. Good clinical outcomes have been reported for hip preservation therapy and hip replacement. SIF is not obvious radiologically in the early stage, and a T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging shows a discontinuous low-intensity band under the articular cartilage convex to the articular surface as its characteristic manifestation. Some patients will lose the opportunity to preserve the hip joint due to symptoms such as progressive joint space narrowing and subchondral collapse within a very short period. Patients with progressive hip space narrowing and subchondral collapse on X-ray should be converted to total hip arthroplasty. Based on the characteristics of the disease, surgeons need to master the clinical and radiological characteristics of SIF and strive for early diagnosis and treatment.
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