%0 Journal Article
%T Osteonecrosis: The perils of steroids. A review of the literature and case report
%A Ben J. Brooker
%A Prue P. A. Keith
%J Case Reports in Clinical Medicine
%P 26-37
%@ 2325-7083
%D 2012
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/crcm.2012.12008
%X Non-traumatic osteonecrosis is a cause of joint pain and deformity, not uncommonly caused by corticosteroid use. Despite this, corticosteroid induced osteonecrosis is poorly represented in the literature. We performed a detailed review of corticosteroid induced osteonecrosis, including aetiology, prevention, screening, clinical presentation, investigations, staging systems and treatment. We present this in the context of a patient at our institution who developed bilateral hip, shoulder and knee osteonecrosis following high dose corticosteroid therapy for dermatomyositis.
%K Osteonecrosis
%K Corticosteroids
%K Steroids
%K Avascular Necrosis of Bone
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=25893