Summary
A patient with diffuse osteosclerosis consistent with ‘benign’ osteopetrosis had skeletal scintiscan findings indistinguishable from bilateral avascular necrosis of the femoral heads. This was due to epiphyseal sparing in a region locally involved by the diffuse bony change.
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Manolios, N., Wiseman, J. & Webb, J. Pseudo-avascular necrosis of the hips in a sporadic case of osteopetrosis. Clin Rheumatol 6, 408–411 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02206841
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