• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jan 1999

    Case Reports

    Osteonecrosis of the femoral head associated with pregnancy.

    • Y Hasegawa, T Iwase, S Iwasada, S Kitamura, and H Iwata.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 1999 Jan 1; 119 (1-2): 112-4.

    AbstractA 31-year-old pregnant woman suddenly complained of bilateral hip pain 2 weeks before delivery. She was delivered of triplets by Caesarean section. She had been treated with human menopausal gonadotropin and human chorionic gonadotropin (hMG-hCG) before pregnancy. Radiograms of the hip joint showed collapse of the femoral heads bilaterally. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a band pattern of low signal intensity for both hips on T1- and T2-weighted images. She had no history of steroid therapy or alcohol abuse. Osteonecrosis of the femoral heads bilaterally associated with pregnancy was confirmed. Pathology of the femoral head showed typical empty lacunae and necrosis of the trabecula.

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