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Avascular Necrosis of the Hip

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A 42-year-old unstable asthmatic who had been on frequent oral corticosteroids was advised to commence an exercise program. Six weeks later, he complained of persistent aching in the right groin. Plain film at that time was reported as normal. He was referred for bone scintigraphy 1 week later. This study showed changes compatible with avascular necrosis of the right femoral head. Avascular necrosis should be suspected in subjects who are treated for any illness with corticosteroids, and this will often present after minimal trauma.

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  1. Concord Hospital & University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Warwick J. M. Bruce

  2. CNI Molecular Imaging and University of Notre Dame, Sydney Campus, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Hans Van der Wall

  3. Concord Nuclear Imaging & University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia

    Hans Van der Wall

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  1. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

    Tim Van den Wyngaert

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Gopinath Gnanasegaran

  3. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland

    Klaus Strobel

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  1. CNI Molecular Imaging and University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia

    Hans Van der Wall

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Bruce, W.J.M., Van der Wall, H. (2023). Avascular Necrosis of the Hip. In: Van den Wyngaert, T., Gnanasegaran, G., Strobel, K. (eds) Clinical Atlas of Bone SPECT/CT. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26449-8_160

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