• Der Unfallchirurg · Mar 2015

    Case Reports

    [Therapy of bone marrow edema syndrome in the knee with denosumab : Case report].

    • T Geith, W Mutschler, and F Berger.
    • Institut für Klinische Radiologie, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Campus Großhadern, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, München, Deutschland, tobias.geith@med.uni-muenchen.de.
    • Unfallchirurg. 2015 Mar 1;118(3):230-2.

    BackgroundThe bone marrow edema syndrome (BMES) is a painful joint disease which usually affects healthy middle aged persons. It is usually treated conservatively.AimThis case report describes the clinical history of a patient with BMES and a therapy attempt with denosumab.Results And DiscussionComplete restitution of the bone marrow edema in the knee and the disappearance of clinical complaints were observed 8 weeks after a single therapy with 60 mg denosumab (Prolia®) as a subcutaneous injection. No side-effects of the therapy were noted.

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